Detailed Record for Chelonia mydas

Common Name: Green turtle

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Anapsida / Order Testudines / Sub Order Cryptodira / Family Cheloniidae / Genus Chelonia

C-value (pg): 2.64

Chromosome Number (2n): 56

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Mirsky, A.E. and H. Ris (1949). Variable and constant components of chromosomes. Nature 163: 666-667.

Mirsky, A.E. and H. Ris (1951). The desoxyribonucleic acid content of animal cells and its evolutionary significance. Journal of General Physiology 34: 451-462.

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