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): 2.51

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Rana temporaria = 4.30pg

References:
Vinogradov, A.E. (1998a). Genome size and GC-percent in vertebrates as determined by flow cytometry: the triangular relationship. Cytometry 31: 100-109.

Other records available for this species:

Chelydra serpentina = 2.49 (pg)
Chelydra serpentina = 2.70 (pg)
Chelydra serpentina = 2.81 (pg)

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