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The amounts of nuclear DNA in blood erythrocytes of 18 species of Anura from the USSR have been determined to be in the range of 4.0–20.6 pg (10−12 g). Brown frogs of genusRana have lower mean genome sizes than green frogs. Palaearctic Anura, as a whole, have a greater content of nuclear DNA than the species of the same families from regions further south.
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Mazin, A.L. Amounts of nuclear DNA in anurans of the USSR. Experientia 36, 190–191 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953724
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