Detailed Record for Loxodonta africana

Common Name: African elephant

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Mammalia / Sub Class Theria / Infra Class Eutheria / Order Proboscidea / Family Elephantidae / Genus Loxodonta

C-value (pg): 4.44

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Tissue Culture

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

References:
Redi, C.A., S. Garagna, M. Zuccotti, and E. Capanna (2007). Genome size: a novel genomic signature in support of Afrotheria. Journal of Molecular Evolution 64: 484-487.

Other records available for this species:

Loxodonta africana = 4.11 (pg)
Loxodonta africana = 4.45 (pg)

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