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SPECIES RECORD

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): 3.59

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.

Other records available for this species:

Mesocricetus auratus = 2.80 (pg)
Mesocricetus auratus = 3.21 (pg)
Mesocricetus auratus = 3.43 (pg)
Mesocricetus auratus = 3.54 (pg)
Mesocricetus auratus = 4.62 (pg)

Outlinks:
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