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. 2010 Mar;58(3):229–235. doi: 10.1369/jhc.2009.954727

Table 1.

Nuclear DNA content of Gallus domesticus “Leghorn” IPEACS

ICM measurements Female nuclei Male nuclei
Mean IOD ± CI 7.13a ± 0.0174 (2238) 7.43b ± 0.0165 (2048)
Mean 2C DNA content (pg) 2.15a 2.24b
Mean 1C DNA content (pg) 1.075a 1.12b
1C bp (×109) 1.05a 1.095b

a,bThe values followed by different letters are statistically significant by Duncan's method.

In parentheses, the total sample size. CI, confidence interval; IOD, integrated optical density; IPEACS, Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentação Agropecuária Centro-Sul.