Detailed Record for Protopterus sp.

Common Name: African lungfish

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Sarcopterygii / Infra Class Dipnoi / Order Lepidosireniformes / Family Protopteridae / Genus Protopterus

C-value (pg): 50.00

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Mirsky, A.E. and H. Ris (1951). The desoxyribonucleic acid content of animal cells and its evolutionary significance. Journal of General Physiology 34: 451-462.

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