Detailed Record for Giraffa camelopardalis

Common Name: Reticulated giraffe

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Mammalia / Sub Class Theria / Infra Class Eutheria / Order Artiodactyla / Family Giraffidae / Genus Giraffa

C-value (pg): 2.69

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Leukocytes

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Oncorhynchus mykiss = 2.60pg

References:
Krishan, A. P. Dandekar, N. Nathan, R. Hamelik, C. Miller, and J. Shaw (2005). DNA index, genome size, and electronic nuclear volume of vertebrates from the Miami Metro Zoo. Cytometry 65A: 26-34.

Other records available for this species:

Giraffa camelopardalis = 2.85 (pg)

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