Detailed Record for Crocodylus niloticus

Common Name: Nile crocodile

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Archosauria / Order Crocodylia / Sub Order Eusuchia / Family Crocodylidae / Genus Crocodylus

C-value (pg): 1.35

Method: Flow karyotyping

Cell Type: Individual chromosomes

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Kasai, F., P.C.M. O'Brien, and M.A. Ferguson-Smith (2012). Reassessment of genome size in turtle and crocodile based on chromosome measurement by flow karyotyping: close similarity to chicken. Biology Letters 8: 631-635.

Other records available for this species:

Crocodylus niloticus = 2.84 (pg)
Crocodylus niloticus = 3.95 (pg)

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