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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Oreochromis niloticus niloticus

Common Name: Nile tilapia

Species (alternate): Tilapia nilotica

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Perciformes / Family Cichlidae / Genus Oreochromis

C-value (pg): 1.15

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Li, Y., K. Li, and T. Zhou (1983). Cellular DNA content of fourteen species of freshwater fishes [in Chinese]. Acta Genetica Sinica 10: 384-389.

Other records available for this species:

Oreochromis niloticus niloticus = 0.95 (pg)
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus = 0.99 (pg)
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus = 1.12 (pg)
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus = 1.20 (pg)

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