Detailed Record for Boa constrictor
Common Name: Boa constrictor
Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Lepidosauria / Order Squamata / Sub Order Ophidia / Family Boidae / Genus Boa
C-value (pg): 3.15
Chromosome Number (2n): 36
Method: Feulgen Densitometry
Cell Type: Red blood cells
Standard Species: Podarcus sicula = 2.20pg
References:
Olmo, E. (1976). Genome size in some reptiles. Journal of Experimental Zoology 195: 305-310.
Other records available for this species:
Boa constrictor = 1.75 (pg)Boa constrictor = 2.04 (pg)
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