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Genome size in the green toad (Bufo viridis) group

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Specimens of the green toad,Bufo viridis, from Morocco to Kirgizistan, have identical DNA amounts per erythrocyte nucleus. 1 specimen from Kirgizistan is a tetraploid. Of 3 closely related species,B. calamita andB. brongersmai have about the same DNA amount asB. viridis, whileB. latastii from Afghanistan has 36% more DNA per nucleus.

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  1. Premedical Biology Program, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 504, D-6900, Heidelberg, (Federal Republic of Germany)

    K. Bachinann, A. Konrad, E. Oeldorf & H. Hemmer

  2. Zoologisches Institut, University of Mainz, Saarstrasse 21, D-6500, Mainz, (Federal Republic of Germany)

    K. Bachinann, A. Konrad, E. Oeldorf & H. Hemmer

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Bachinann, K., Konrad, A., Oeldorf, E. et al. Genome size in the green toad (Bufo viridis) group. Experientia 34, 331–332 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01923017

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