Detailed Record for Apis mellifera

Common Name: Honey bee

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Hymenoptera / Family Apidae / Genus Apis

C-value (pg): 0.17

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Haemocytes, Sperm

Standard Species: Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18pg, Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Oncorhynchus mykiss = 2.60pg

References:
Rasch, E.M. (1985). DNA "standards" and the range of accurate DNA estimates by Feulgen absorption microspectrophotometry In: Advances in Microscopy, edited by R.R. Cowden and S.H. Harrison. Alan R. Liss, New York. 137-166.

Other records available for this species:

Apis mellifera = 0.19 (pg)
Apis mellifera = 0.19 (pg)
Apis mellifera = 0.24 (pg)
Apis mellifera = 0.27 (pg)
Apis mellifera = 0.35 (pg)

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