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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Potorous tridactylus

Common Name: Long-nosed potoroo

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Mammalia / Sub Class Theria / Infra Class Metatheria / Order Diprotodontia / Family Potoroidae / Genus Potorous

C-value (pg): 4.08

Chromosome Number (2n): 12

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Leukocytes

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Garagna, S. and D. Formenti (1981). DNA content variability in several species of Australian and South American marsupials. Bollettino di Zoologia 48: 255-261.

Other records available for this species:

Potorous tridactylus = 2.51 (pg)
Potorous tridactylus = 3.08 (pg)
Potorous tridactylus = 4.73 (pg)

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