Detailed Record for Xiphophorus pygmaeus

Common Name: Pygmy swordtail

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 Xiphophorus

C-value (pg): 0.75

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Various

References:
Tiersch, T.R. and R.W. Chandler (1989). Chicken erythrocytes as an internal reference for analysis of DNA content by flow cytometry in grass carp. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 118: 713-717.

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