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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Dromaius novaehollandiae

Common Name: Emu

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Casuariiformes / Family Dromaiidae / Genus Dromaius

C-value (pg): 1.55

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Martin, N.G. (1974). Nuclear DNA content of the emu. Chromosoma 47: 71-74.

Other records available for this species:

Dromaius novaehollandiae = 1.63 (pg)

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