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): 3.54

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:

Mesocricetus auratus = 2.80 (pg)
Mesocricetus auratus = 3.21 (pg)
Mesocricetus auratus = 3.43 (pg)
Mesocricetus auratus = 3.59 (pg)
Mesocricetus auratus = 4.62 (pg)

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