Detailed Record for Crocodylus niloticus

Common Name: Nile crocodile

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Archosauria / Order Crocodylia / Sub Order Eusuchia / Family Crocodylidae / Genus Crocodylus

C-value (pg): 3.95

Chromosome Number (2n): 32

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Various

References:
Capriglione, T., E. Olmo, B. Odierna, B. Improta, and A. Morescalchi (1987). Cytoflurometric DNA base determination in vertebrate species with different genome sizes. Basic and Applied Histochemistry 31: 119-126.

Other records available for this species:

Crocodylus niloticus = 1.35 (pg)
Crocodylus niloticus = 2.84 (pg)

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