Detailed Record for Sphenodon punctatus
Common Name: Tuatara
Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Lepidosauria / Order Rhynchocephalia / Sub Order Sphenodontida / Family Sphenodontidae / Genus Sphenodon
C-value (pg): 5.00
Chromosome Number (2n): 36
Method: Feulgen Densitometry
Cell Type: Red blood cells
Standard Species: Podarcus sicula = 2.20pg
References:
Olmo, E. (1981). Evolution of genome size and DNA base composition in reptiles. Genetica 57: 39-50.
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