From the website (now inactive) of Dr. Bruce Reid at Kean University


Chromosome Numbers of Selected Organisms

Common Name Genus species Chromosome
Number (2n=?)
Reference
(see below)
Adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum 240 10X = 1200
Alfalfa Medicago sativa 32, 16 3
Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 32
Apple Malus sylvestris 34,51 3 .
Aribidopsis
- Wall Cress
Arabidopsis thaliana 10, 26 (spontaneous autotetraploid 2n=20)   .3 .
Armidillo
64 3
Asparagus Asparagus officinalis 30 3
Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar 58 3
Autumn Crocus Colchium Autumnale 38,42
Azolla (floating fern) Azolla sp. 2n=44,
A. nilotica 2n=52
44 3
Banana Musa paradisiaca 22,44,55,77, 88 1 . . 3
Barley Hordeum vulgare 14 3
Bat
44 3
Bean Phaseolus vulgaris 22 3
Beet Beta vulgaris 18 3
Beet Beta vulgaris 18, (sugar beet 27) 3 cultivated beet
Black Mulberry Morus nigra 308
Blackberries and Raspberries Rubus cultivars range from 2n=14 to 2n=98 3 .
Brad Wheat Triticum vulgare 42 3
Burnet (Roseacea) Sanguisorba burnet 14 3
Camel (Arabian Camel) Dromedary Camelus dromedarius  70 3
Carrot Daucus carota 18 3
Cat Felix maniculata 38 3
Catfish Ictalurus punctatus 58 3

Brassica campestris 20 3 .
Black Mustard Brassica nigra 16 3
Broccoli Brassica oleracea 18 3
Cabbage Brassica oleracea 18
Cattle, wild Bos gaurus 56 3
Cattle, Dulong Bos frontalis 58 3
Cattle Bos taurus 60 3.
Cherry Prunus cerasus 32 3
Chicken Gallus domesticus 77,78 1 . . 3
Chickweed Stellaria media 40,44
Chinchilla Chinchilla lanigera 64 3
Chives Allium schoenoprasum 16
Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus 56
Coffee Coffea arabica 22, 44, 66, 88 3
Cord grass Spartina townsendii 126 3
Corn (Maize) Zea mays L. 20 1 3
Cotton, Peruvian Gossypium peruvienum 52
Cotton, Upland Gossypium hirsutum 52 3
Cotton, wild Gossypium thurberi 26, 52
Cowpea Vigna unguiculata 22 3
Crocus Crocus chrysanthus, Crocus biflorus (6), 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22 3
Cucumber Cucumis sativus 14 3
Cyclamen Cyclamen africanum 34, 68 (tetraploid) 3
Dahlia, cultivated Dahlia variabilis 64
Dahlia, wild Dahlia  32 3
Daisy Bellis perennis 18
Dandelion Taraxacum vulgare 24
Dog Canis familiaris 78
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis 64
Donkey Equus asinus 62
Dove Columba livia domestica 78
Duck Anas platyrhynchos 80 2 . . 3
Earthworm Allolobophora calignosa typica 36
Elm Ulmus 2n=2x=28 12 new taxa 3
Elm, American Ulmus 2n=4x=56 the only tetraploid 3
English Bluebell Endymion non-scriptus 16
European Dewberry Rubus caesius 28
European Wild Raspberry Rubus idaeus 14
Evening Primrose Oenothera lamarckiana 14, 28 3
Fowl Gallus domesticus 76
Fox Vulpes vulpes crucigera 36
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea 56
Frog Rana esculenta 26 3
Fruit fly, Vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster 8 3
Goat Capra hircus 60 3
Goldfish Carassius auratus 94 1
Gooseberry Ribes grossularia 16
Gorilla Gorilla gorilla 48 3
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris 40
Guinea pig Cavia cobaya 64 3
Guppy Lebistes reticulata 46
Gypsy moth Lymantria dispar 62 4
Haemanthus Haemanthus albiflorus 16
Hamster (common) Cricetus cricetus 20
Hamster (golden) Mesocricetus auratus 42
Hemp Nettle Galeopsis tetrahit 32
Honey bee Apis mellifica 32, 16 1
Hop Humulus lupulus 18, 20 3
Horse Equus caballus 66 3
Horse Equus caballus 64 3
Housefly Musca domestica 12 3
Human Homo sapiens 46 3
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis 24,32
Hydra Hydra vulgaris 32 1
Italian Ryegrass Lolium multiflorum 14
Johnson grass Sorhum halepense 20 4
King Crab Paralithodes camtschatica 208
Laburnum, Yellow Laburnum vulgare 48 3
Lentil
14 3
Lettuce
18 3
Lizard Lacerta vivipara 36
Locust Locusta locusta 10
Loganberry Rubus loganobaccus 42
Lungfish Protopterus 38
Maidenhair Tree Gingko biloba 24
Mink, - Aleutian Mustela vision 30 3
Mosquito Culex pipiens 6 1 .. 3
Mouse Mus musculus 40 3
Mungbean
22 3
Black Muntjac Muntiacus crinifrons 2n = 8 in females and 2n = 9 in males 3
Chinese muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 46 3
Nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans 6 3
Nemesia, Capejewels Nemesia strumosa 18
Newt Triturus cristatus 24
Oak, Common Quercus robur 24 3
Oak, Scarlet Quercus coccinea 24 1
Oat Avena sativa L. 2n=6x=42 3
Onion Mitosis Allium cepa 16 3
Opossum Didelphys virginiana 22 3
Orange Citrus sinensis 18,27,36 1.  3
Orchid Miltoniopsis 56 (84=3n) 3
Ox Bos taurus 60
Pea Pisum sativum 14 3
Peanut Arachis hypogae 40 3
Pear Pyrus communis 34,51,68 1 . . 3
Pepper
24 3
Petunia
14 3

Picea abies 24 3
Pig Sus scrofa 36, 37, 38 40 3 .
Pigeon Columba livia 79,80 1
Pine, Scots Pinus sylvestris 24 3
Pine, Yellow Pinus ponderosa 24 1
Platyfish Platypoecilus maculatus 48 1
Plum Prunus domestica 48 1 . . 3
Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum 34 3
Porpoise   Phocoena  44 3
Potato Solanum tuberosum 48, 24, 72 3 .
Potato, wild
24 3
Primrose Primula vulgaris 22
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 44 , 66 3
Radish Raphanus sativus 18 1 . 3
Ramsons Allium ursinum 14 3
Rape, Colza Brassica napus 38 3 .
Raspberry, Rocky Mountain Rubus delicosus 21
Rat Rattus norvegicus 42 3
Red-Hot Poker Kniphofia alodies 12,13
Redwood, Coast Sequoia sempervirens 66 3 .
Rhesus monkey Macaca mulatta 48 1
Rice Oryza sativa 24 3
Rose Rosa  14, 28 (hexaploid 2n=42)
Rye Secale cereale 14 3
Rye grass Lolium perenne 14 3
Sage Salvia officinalis 14
Salamander Calotes versicolor 32
Salamander Triturus viridescens
3
Salmon Salmo carpio 94
Saltmarsh grass Spartina alterniflora 28, 40, 42, 60, 62, 84, 120, 122, 124 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 ploid 3
Sea Trout Salmo trutta 80
Shallot Allium ascalonicum 16
Sheep Ovis aries 54 1
Shepherd's Purse Capsella rubella 16 3
Shrew Suncus sp. 23 36-40 3
Shrimp Penaeus sp. 2n=88-92 3
Shrimp Eupagurus ochotensis 254 1
Silk Worm Bombyx 54
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus 16 3
Solomon's Seal Polygonatum officinale 20
Sorghum Sorghum vulgare 10 2
Sorrel Rumex acetosa 12+XX, 12+XY1Y2 3
Soybean
40 3
Spartina Spartina alternifolia 70 3
Spinach Spinacia oleracea 10
Spruce (Norway) Picea abies 24 3
Squirrel
40 3
Stinging-Nettle Urtica dioica 24, 48 3
Sudan Grass Sorghum sudanese 20
Sugar Cane Saccharum officinarum 80 3
Summer Wheat Triticum dicoccum 28 1 3
Sunflower Helianthus annuus 2n=2x=34 3
Sweet pea Lathyrus odoratus 14 1
Sweet Potato Ipomoea batates 90 3
Thorn Apple Datura stramonium 24 3
Tiger Lily Lilium tigrinum 24,36 3
Toad Buffo vulgaris 22 1
Tobacco Nicotiana tabaccum 48 3
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum 24 3
Trillium Trillium 10,15,20 3
Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 81,82 1
Turnip Brassica rapa 20 3 .
Turnip Brassica campestris 20 3
Violet Viola lutea subsp. sudetica (2n=50), Viola tricolor (2n=26) 50, 26 3
Watercress Nasturtium officinale 32,48,64
Wheat Triticum aestivum 2n=6x=42 3
Wheat Triticum turgidum 2n=4x=28 3
White Campion Silene alba 22
White Clover Trifolium repens 32 3
Whitefish Mitosis Coregonus 2N = 36 to 2N = 96 3
Wild British Bramble Rubus dumetorum 35
Willow, Grey-leaf Salix glauca 152
Haplopappus (Compositae) Haplopappus gracilis 4 3
Zebrafish Danio rerio 50 3
  1. Principles of Genetics 5th edition Sinnot, Dunn, Dobzhansky
  2. 1958 McGraw-Hill
  3. Biological Principles and Processes Villee-Dethier 1971
  4. Saunders
  5. Various websites
  6. Principles of Genetics, 4th edition E.J. Gardner Wiley 1972


    Prepared in part by Stacy Burton as part of an independent research project in biology at Kean University.