Detailed Record for Drosophila melanogaster

Common Name: Fruit fly / Pomace fly / Vinegar fly

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Diptera / Family Drosophilidae / Genus Drosophila

C-value (pg): 0.21

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Ovaries

Standard Species: Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18pg

References:
Bosco, G., P. Campbell, J.T. Leiva-Neto, and T.A. Markow (2007). Analysis of Drosophila species genome size and satellite DNA content reveals significant differences among strains as well as between species. Genetics 177: 1277-1290.

Other records available for this species:

Drosophila melanogaster = 0.12 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.16 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.16 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.17 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.17 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)

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