Detailed Record for Numida meleagris

Common Name: Guineafowl

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Galliformes / Family Phasianidae / Genus Numida

C-value (pg): 1.31

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Peterson, D.G., S.M. Stack, J.L. Healy, B.S. Donohoe, and L.K. Anderson (1994). The relationship between synaptonemal complex length and genome size in four vertebrate classes (Osteichthyes, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia). Chromosome Research 2: 153-162.

Other records available for this species:

Numida meleagris = 1.23 (pg)
Numida meleagris = 1.24 (pg)
Numida meleagris = 1.25 (pg)

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