Detailed Record for Didelphis virginiana

Common Name: Virginia opossum

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Mammalia / Sub Class Theria / Infra Class Metatheria / Order Didelphimorpha / Family Didelphidae / Genus Didelphis

C-value (pg): 4.15

Chromosome Number (2n): 22

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Leukocytes

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

References:
Tiersch, T.R., R.W. Chandler, S.S. Wachtel, and S. Elias (1989a). Reference standards for flow cytometry and application in comparative studies of nuclear DNA content. Cytometry 10: 706-710.

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