List of organisms by chromosome count
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This page lists the numbers of chromosomes in various plants, animals, protists, and other living organisms, given as the diploid number (2n)
Organism | Scientific name | Diploid number of chromosomes | Notes |
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African Wild Dog | Lycaon pictus | 78[1] | |
Alfalfa | Medicago sativa | 32[2] | Cultivated alfalfa is tetraploid, with 2n=4x=32. Wild relatives have 2n=16.[2] |
American Badger | Taxidea taxus | 32 | |
American Marten | Martes americana | 38 | |
American Mink | Neovison vison | 30 | |
Aquatic Rat | Anotomys leander | 92[3] | Tied for highest number in mammals with Ichthyomys pittieri. |
Thale Cress | Arabidopsis thaliana | 10 | |
Barley | Hordeum vulgare | 14[2] | |
Bat-eared Fox | Otocyon megalotis | 72[1] | |
Bean | Phaseolus sp. | 22[2] | All species in the genus have the same chromosome number, including P. vulgaris, P. coccineus, P. acutifolis, and P. lunatus.[2] |
Beaver (American) | Castor canadensis | 40 | |
Beaver (Eurasian) | Castor fiber | 48 | |
Beech Marten | Martes foina | 38 | |
Bengal Fox | Vulpes bengalensis | 60 | |
Bittersweet nightshade | Solanum dulcamara | 24[4][5] | |
Black nightshade | Solanum nigrum | 72[6] | |
Moonworts | Botrychium | 90 | |
Nagaho-no-natsu-no-hana-warabi | Botrypus strictus | 88 | B. strictus and B. virginianus have been shown to be paraphyletic in the genus Botrypus |
Rattlesnake fern | Botrypus virginianus | 184[7] | |
Cabbage | Brassica oleracea | 18[2] | Broccoli, cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, brussels sprouts, and cauliflower are all the same species and have the same chromosome number.[2] |
Carp | 104 | ||
Capuchin Monkey | Cebus x | 54[8] | |
Cat | Felis catus | 38 | |
Chicken | Gallus gallus domesticus | 78 | |
Chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes | 48 [9] | |
Chinchilla | Chinchilla lanigera | 64 [10] | |
Coatimundi | 38 | ||
Cotton | Gossypium hirsutum | 52[2] | 2n=4x; Cultivated upland cotton is derived from an allotetraploid |
Cow | Bos primigenius | 60 | |
Coyote | Canis latrans | 78[1] | |
Deer Mouse | Peromyscus maniculatus | 48 | |
Dhole | Cuon alpinus | 78 | |
Dingo | Canis lupus dingo | 78[1] | |
Dog | Canis lupus familiaris | 78[11] | 76 autosomal and 2 sexual.[12] |
Dolphin | Delphinidae Delphis | 44 | |
Donkey | Equus africanus asinus | 62 | |
Dove | 78[13] | Based on African collared dove | |
Fruit fly | Drosophila melanogaster | 8[14] | 6 autosomal, and 2 sexual |
Duck-billed Platypus | 52 | ||
Earthworm | Lumbricus terrestris | 36 | |
Echidna | 63/64 | 63 (XXY, male) and 64 (XXXX, female) | |
Elephant | 56 | ||
Elk (Wapiti) | Cervus canadensis | 68 | |
Eurasian Badger | Meles meles | 44 | |
European honey bee | Apis mellifera | 32 | 32 for females, males are haploid and thus have 16. |
European Mink | 38 | ||
European Polecat | Mustela putorius | 40 | |
Fennec Fox | Vulpes zerda | 64[1] | |
Ferret | Mustela putorius furo | 40 | |
Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | 216 | |
Fisher (animal) | 38 | a type of marten | |
Fossa | Cryptoprocta ferox | 42 | |
Giraffe | Giraffa camelopardalis | 62 | |
Goat | 60 | ||
Golden Jackal | Canis aureus | 78[1] | |
Gorilla | 48 | ||
Gray Fox | Urocyon cinereoargenteus | 66[1] | |
Gypsy moth | 62 | ||
Hawkweed | 8 | ||
Hare[15][16] | 48 | ||
Hedgehog Genus Atelerix (African hedgehogs) | 90 | ||
Hedgehog Genus Erinaceus (Woodland hedgehogs) | 88 | ||
Kamraj (fern) | Helminthostachys zeylanica | 94 | |
Horse | Equus ferus caballus | 64 | |
Human | Homo sapiens | 46[17] | 44 autosomal and 2 sex |
Husk Tomato | Physalis pubescens | 24[18] | |
Hyena | 40 | ||
Hyrax | 1,000,000,000 | Hyraxes are considered to be the closest living relative to the Elephant. | |
Crab-eating rat (semiaquatic rodent) | Ichthyomys pittieri | 92[3] | Tied for highest number in mammals with Anotomys leander. |
Jack jumper ant | Myrmecia pilosula | 2[19] | 2 for females, males are haploid and thus have 1; smallest number possible. Other ant species have more chromosomes.[19] |
Kangaroo | 16 | This includes several members genus Macropus, but not the red kangaroo (M. rufus, 40)[20] | |
Kit Fox | 50 | ||
Lion | Panthera leo | 38 | |
Long-nosed Cusimanse (a type of mongoose) | 36 | ||
Maize | Zea mays | 20[2] | |
Maned Wolf | Chrysocyon brachyurus | 76 | |
Mango | Mangifera indica | 40[2] | |
Meerkat | 36 | ||
Mosquito | Aedes aegypti | 6[21] | The 2n=6 chromosome number is conserved in the entire family Culicidae, except in Chagasia bathana which has 2n=8.[21] |
Mouse | Mus musculus | 40 | |
Mule | 63 | semi-infertile | |
Oats | Avena sativa | 42[2] | This is a hexaploid with 2n=6x=42. Diploid and tetraploid cultivated species also exist.[2] |
Adders-tongue | Ophioglossum reticulatum | 1200 or 1260 | This fern has the highest known chromosome number. |
Orangutan | Pongo x | 48 | |
Oriental Small-clawed Otter | Aonyx cinerea | 38 | |
Pea | Pisum sativum | 14[2] | |
Pig | 38 | ||
Pigeon | 80 | ||
Pine Marten | Martes martes | 38 | |
Pineapple | Ananas comosus | 50[2] | |
Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | 52 [22] | Ten sex chromosomes. |
Potato | Solanum tuberosum | 48[2] | This is a tetraploid; wild relatives mostly have 2n=24.[2] |
Porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum | 34 [10] | |
Rabbit | 44 | ||
Raccoon | Procyon lotor | 38[23] | |
Raccoon Dog | Nyctereutes viverrinus | 42 | some sources say sub-species differ with 38, 54, and even 56 chromosomes |
Raccoon Dog | Nyctereutes procyonoides | 56 | |
Radish | Raphanus sativus | 18[2] | |
Rat | 42 | ||
Red Deer | Cervus elaphus | 68 | |
Red Fox | Vulpes vulpes | 34[1] | Plus 3-5 microsomes. |
Red Panda | 36 | ||
Reeves's Muntjac | Muntiacus reevesi | 46 | |
Rice | Oryza sativa | 24[2] | |
Rhesus Monkey | 42[24] | ||
Rye | Secale cereale | 14[2] | |
Sable | Martes zibellina | 38 | |
Sable Antelope | Hippotragus niger | 46 | |
Grape ferns | Sceptridum | 90 | |
Sea Otter | 38 | ||
Silverleaf nightshade | Solanum elaeagnifolium | 24[25] | |
Sheep | 54 | ||
Shrimp | Penaeus semisulcatus | 86-92 [26] | |
Slime Mold | Dictyostelium discoideum | 12 [27] | |
Snail | 24 | ||
Spotted Skunk | Spilogale x | 64 | |
Starfish | 36 | ||
Striped skunk | 50 | ||
Swamp Wallaby | Wallabia bicolor | 10/11 | 10 for male, 11 for female |
Tanuki/Raccoon Dog | Nyctereutes procyonoides albus | 38 | |
Tiger | Panthera tigris | 38 | |
Tibetan Sand fox | Vulpes ferrilata | 36 | |
Tobacco | Nicotiana tabacum | 48[2] | Cultivated species is a tetraploid.[2] |
Turkey | 82 | ||
Virginia Opossum | Didelphis virginiana | 22[28] | |
Wheat | Triticum aestivum | 42[2] | This is a hexaploid with 2n=6x=42. Durum wheat is Triticum turgidum var. durum, and is a tetraploid with 2n=4x=28.[2] |
White-tailed deer | Odocoileus virginianus | 70 | |
Wolf | 78 | ||
Woolly Mammoth | Mammuthus primigenius | 58 | extinct; tissue from a frozen carcass |
Wolverine | Gulo gulo | 42 | |
Yellow Mongoose | Cynictis penicillata | 36 | |
Yeast | Saccharomyces cerivisiae | 32 |
See also
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External links/sources
- http://www.bionet.nsc.ru/labs/chromosomes/intr_engl.htm
- http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/panda.htm
- http://www.bitchywitchy.com/blog/2005/11/raccoon_dog_nyctereutes_procyo.html
- http://www.provet.co.uk/dogs/evolution%20of%20the%20dog.htm
- http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/fisheries/420-529/420-529.html
- http://medicine.ucsd.edu/cpa/nasua.html
- http://www.ihop-net.org/UniPub/iHOP/pm/746094.html?pmid=8893820
- http://www.grisda.org/origins/13009.htm
- http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0020131.html