Detailed Record for Elaphe obsoleta

Common Name: Eastern rat snake

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Lepidosauria / Order Squamata / Sub Order Ophidia / Family Colubridae / Genus Elaphe

C-value (pg): 2.14

Chromosome Number (2n): 36

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Mirsky, A.E. and H. Ris (1951). The desoxyribonucleic acid content of animal cells and its evolutionary significance. Journal of General Physiology 34: 451-462.

Other records available for this species:

Elaphe obsoleta = 2.21 (pg)

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