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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Columba livia

Common Name: Rock pigeon

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Columbiformes / Family Columbidae / Genus Columba

C-value (pg): 1.14

Method: Biochemical Analysis

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Vendrely, R. and C. Vendrely (1950). Sur la teneur absolue en acide désoxyribonucléique du noyau cellulaire chez quelques espèces d'oiseaux et de poissons. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences 230: 788-790.

Other records available for this species:

Columba livia = 1.33 (pg)
Columba livia = 1.44 (pg)
Columba livia = 1.46 (pg)
Columba livia = 1.49 (pg)
Columba livia = 1.50 (pg)
Columba livia = 1.59 (pg)
Columba livia = 1.65 (pg)

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