Table 13-I. Organisms (Plants and animals) listed according to the diploid number of chromosomes (2n). No Name of the organisms 2n No Name of the organisms 2n 1 Ciliate: 10 12 Asiatic black bear 74 (Tetrahymena thermophila) (Ursus arctos) in micronucleus 2 Black mulberry 308 13 Black nightshade 72 (Morus nigra) (Solanum nigrum) 3 Butterfly 268 14 Elk 68 (Agrodiaetus shahrami) (Cervus canadensis) 4 Rattlesnake fern 184 15 Chinchilla 64 (Chinchilla lanigera) (Botrypus virginianus) Horse ferus cabalius) 5 Northern Lamprey 174 16 Donkey 62 africanus asinus) 6 Carp 104 17 American bison 60 (Bison bison) 7 Red Viscacha rat 102 18 Elephant 56 (Tympanoctomys barrerae) 8 Shrimp 86-92 19 Sheep 54 (Penaeus semisulcatus) (Ovis orientalis aries) 9 African Hedgehog 90 20 Cotton 52 (Gossypium anatinus) 10 Pigeon 80 21 Zebra fish 50 (Danio rerio) Turkey 11 Chicken 78 22 Chimpanzee 48 (Pan trtoglodytes) (Gallus gallus domesticus) Gorilla Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
Table 13-I. Organisms (Plants and animals) listed according to the diploid number of chromosomes (2n). No Name of the organisms 2n No Name of the organisms 2n 1 Ciliate: (Tetrahymena thermophila) in micronucleus 10 12 Asiatic black bear (Ursus arctos) 74 2 Black mulberry (Morus nigra) 308 13 Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) 72 3 Butterfly (Agrodiaetus shahrami) 268 14 Elk (Cervus canadensis) 68 4 Rattlesnake fern (Botrypus virginianus) 184 15 Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) Horse ferus cabalius) 64 5 Northern Lamprey 174 16 Donkey africanus asinus) 62 6 Carp 104 17 American bison (Bison bison) 60 7 Red Viscacha rat (Tympanoctomys barrerae) 102 18 Elephant 56 8 Shrimp (Penaeus semisulcatus) 86-92 19 Sheep (Ovis orientalis aries) 54 9 African Hedgehog 90 20 Cotton (Gossypium anatinus) 52 10 Pigeon Turkey 80 21 Zebra fish (Danio rerio) 50 11 Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) 78 22 Chimpanzee (Pan trtoglodytes) Gorilla Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) 48
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