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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Ascaris lumbricoides

Common Name: Intestinal roundworm

Species (alternate): Ascaris suum

Taxonomy: Phylum Nematoda / Class Secernentea / Order Ascaridida / Family Ascarididae / Genus Ascaris

C-value (pg): 0.32

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Testes

Standard Species: Not specified

References:
Moritz, K.B. and G.E. Roth (1976). Complexity of germline and somatic DNA in Ascaris. Nature 259: 55-57.

Other records available for this species:

Ascaris lumbricoides = 0.68 (pg)

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