Detailed Record for Chelydra serpentina

Common Name: Common snapping turtle

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Anapsida / Order Testudines / Sub Order Cryptodira / Family Chelydridae / Genus Chelydra

C-value (pg): 2.49

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
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.

Other records available for this species:

Chelydra serpentina = 2.51 (pg)
Chelydra serpentina = 2.70 (pg)
Chelydra serpentina = 2.81 (pg)

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