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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Vipera berus

Common Name: Adder

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Lepidosauria / Order Squamata / Sub Order Ophidia / Family Viperidae / Genus Vipera

C-value (pg): 1.88

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Rana temporaria = 4.30pg

References:
Vinogradov, A.E. (1998a). Genome size and GC-percent in vertebrates as determined by flow cytometry: the triangular relationship. Cytometry 31: 100-109.

Other records available for this species:

Vipera berus = 2.38 (pg)
Vipera berus = 3.06 (pg)

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