Detailed Record for Poecilia reticulata

Common Name: Guppy

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Cyprinodontiformes / Family Poeciliidae / Genus Poecilia

C-value (pg): 1.00

Chromosome Number (2n): 46

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Rana temporaria = 4.30pg

References:
Vinogradov, A.E. (1998a). Genome size and GC-percent in vertebrates as determined by flow cytometry: the triangular relationship. Cytometry 31: 100-109.

Other records available for this species:

Poecilia reticulata = 0.77 (pg)

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