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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Rattus rattus

Common Name: Black rat

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

C-value (pg): 2.63

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:

Rattus rattus = 3.03 (pg)
Rattus rattus = 3.03 (pg)
Rattus rattus = 3.14 (pg)
Rattus rattus = 3.48 (pg)

Outlinks:
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