Detailed Record for Trachemys scripta

Common Name: Red-eared slider

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Anapsida / Order Testudines / Sub Order Cryptodira / Family Emydidae / Genus Trachemys

C-value (pg): 2.59

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Lockwood, S.F., B.T. Seavey, R.E. Dillinger, and J.W. Bickham (1991b). Variation in DNA content among age classes of broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) from the Sagavanirktok River delta. Canadian Journal of Zoology 69: 1335-1338.

Other records available for this species:

Trachemys scripta = 1.93 (pg)
Trachemys scripta = 2.65 (pg)

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