Detailed Record for Cricetulus griseus

Common Name: Chinese hamster

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Mammalia / Sub Class Theria / Infra Class Eutheria / Order Rodentia / Family Muridae / Genus Cricetulus

C-value (pg): 3.20

Chromosome Number (2n): 22

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Lung (culture), Epidermis

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Kato, H., M. Harada, K. Tsuchiya, and K. Moriwaki (1980). Absence of correlation between DNA repair in ultraviolet irradiated mammalian cells and life span of the donor species. Japanese Journal of Genetics 55: 99-108.

Other records available for this species:

Cricetulus griseus = 3.05 (pg)
Cricetulus griseus = 3.99 (pg)

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