Detailed Record for Didelphis marsupialis

Common Name: Southern opossum

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Mammalia / Sub Class Theria / Infra Class Metatheria / Order Didelphimorpha / Family Didelphidae / Genus Didelphis

C-value (pg): 3.21

Chromosome Number (2n): 22

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Leukocytes

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Mus musculus = 3.30pg

References:
Redi, C.A., H. Zacharias, S. Merani, M. Oliveira-Miranda, M. Aguilera, M. Zuccotti, S. Garagna, and E. Capanna (2005). Genome sizes in Afrotheria, Xenartha, Euarchontoglires, and Laurasiatheria. Journal of Heredity 96: 485-493.

Other records available for this species:

Didelphis marsupialis = 3.90 (pg)

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