Detailed Record for Camelus dromedarius

Common Name: One-humped camel

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Mammalia / Sub Class Theria / Infra Class Eutheria / Order Artiodactyla / Family Camelidae / Genus Camelus

C-value (pg): 2.97

Chromosome Number (2n): 74

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Leukocytes

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Rattus norvegicus = 3.10pg

References:
De Stefano, G.F., S. Garagna, and C.A. Redi (1982). Genome size in some species of Camelidae. Basic and Applied Histochemistry 26 Suppl.: XCII.

Manfredi Romanini, M.G. (1985). The nuclear content of desoxyribonucleic acid and some problems of Mammalian phylogenesis. Mammalia 49: 369-385.

Other records available for this species:

Camelus dromedarius = 2.62 (pg)

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