Detailed Record for Mesocricetus auratus

Common Name: Golden hamster

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

C-value (pg): 3.43

Chromosome Number (2n): 44

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Spleen

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Rana temporaria = 4.30pg

References:
Vinogradov, A.E. (1998a). Genome size and GC-percent in vertebrates as determined by flow cytometry: the triangular relationship. Cytometry 31: 100-109.

Other records available for this species:

Mesocricetus auratus = 2.80 (pg)
Mesocricetus auratus = 3.21 (pg)
Mesocricetus auratus = 3.54 (pg)
Mesocricetus auratus = 3.59 (pg)
Mesocricetus auratus = 4.62 (pg)

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