Detailed Record for Acomys cahirinus
Common Name: Spiny mouse
Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Mammalia / Sub Class Theria / Infra Class Eutheria / Order Rodentia / Family Muridae / Genus Acomys
C-value (pg): 2.64
Chromosome Number (2n): 38
Method: Feulgen Densitometry
Cell Type: Kidney cells
Standard Species: Mus musculus = 3.30pg
References:
Gamperl, R., C. Ehmann, and K. Bachmann (1982). Genome size and heterochromatin variation in rodents. Genetica 58: 199-212.
Outlinks:
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