Mice
| Definition: |
The common name for the species Mus musculus. |
| Notes: |
= MUS MUSCULUS or MUS DOMESTICUS only: for other species note MUS see MURIDAE; check tag: no qualif; when IM, qualif permitted |
| Also Called: |
Mice, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus |
Mice Categories.
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Mice, Congenic - Mouse strains constructed to possess identical genotypes except for a difference at a single gene locus. |
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Mice, Inbred Strains - Genetically identical individuals developed from brother and sister matings which have been carried out for twenty or more generations, or by parent x offspring matings carried out with certain restrictions. All animals within an inbred strain trace back to a common ancestor in the twentieth generation. |
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Mice, Mutant Strains - Mice bearing mutant genes which are phenotypically expressed in the animals. |
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Mice, Transgenic - Laboratory mice that have been produced from a genetically manipulated egg or embryo. |
Mice Definitions and Terms
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