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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Embryos from the guinea pig (''Cavia porcellus'') have been used in various tetragenic studies, including the effects of elevated body temperature on embryonic development. Postnatally guinea pigs can become sexually mature as early as four weeks. | |||
Historically, it was the Spanish conquistadors who brought guinea pigs to Europe from South America, where they are native, approximately 400 years ago. | |||
Nutritional research using guinea pigs showed that scurvy was due to a lack dietary vitamin C, and they have also been used for other dietary requirement studies. | |||
==Taxon== | |||
Cavia porcellus | |||
Taxonomy Id: 10141 Preferred common name: domestic guinea pig Rank: species | |||
Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard) Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation table 2 | |||
Other names: Cavia cobaya[synonym], Cavia aperea porcellus[synonym], guinea pig[common name] | |||
Lineage( abbreviated ): Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Eutheria; Rodentia; Hystricognathi; Caviidae; Cavia | |||
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Introduction
Embryos from the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) have been used in various tetragenic studies, including the effects of elevated body temperature on embryonic development. Postnatally guinea pigs can become sexually mature as early as four weeks.
Historically, it was the Spanish conquistadors who brought guinea pigs to Europe from South America, where they are native, approximately 400 years ago.
Nutritional research using guinea pigs showed that scurvy was due to a lack dietary vitamin C, and they have also been used for other dietary requirement studies.
Taxon
Cavia porcellus
Taxonomy Id: 10141 Preferred common name: domestic guinea pig Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard) Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation table 2 Other names: Cavia cobaya[synonym], Cavia aperea porcellus[synonym], guinea pig[common name]
Lineage( abbreviated ): Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Eutheria; Rodentia; Hystricognathi; Caviidae; Cavia
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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 25) Embryology Guinea Pig Development. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Guinea_Pig_Development
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