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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Cairina moschata

Common Name: Muscovy duck

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Anseriformes / Family Anatidae / Genus Cairina

C-value (pg): 1.33

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Mirsky, A.E. and H. Ris (1951). The desoxyribonucleic acid content of animal cells and its evolutionary significance. Journal of General Physiology 34: 451-462.

Other records available for this species:

Cairina moschata = 1.00 (pg)
Cairina moschata = 1.25 (pg)
Cairina moschata = 1.28 (pg)
Cairina moschata = 1.34 (pg)

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