Detailed Record for Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Common Name: Giant anteater

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Mammalia / Sub Class Theria / Infra Class Eutheria / Order Xenarthra / Family Myrmecophagidae / Genus Myrmecophaga

C-value (pg): 4.15

Chromosome Number (2n): 60

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:

Myrmecophaga tridactyla = 4.49 (pg)

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