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): 0.68

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Sperm

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Pasternak, J. and R. Barrell (1976). Quantitation of nuclear DNA in Ascaris lumbricoides: DNA constancy and chromatin diminution. Genetical Research 27: 339-348.

Other records available for this species:

Ascaris lumbricoides = 0.32 (pg)

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