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Mammalian Genetics (Mouse Genetics)
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Mammalian Genetics (Mouse Genetics)

Brenner’s Encyclopedia of Genetics, pp.300-302
Elsevier Inc, Second Edition
2013
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374984-0.00898-6

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Abstract

The house mouse is an ideal mammalian genetic model organism that combines high fertility, easy manipulation, near complete genomic information and the existence of mutations in almost all protein-coding genes to assess the complex interplay of the roughly 20000 genes thus far identified in the mammalian genome. The fast generation cycle of mice combined with an ever-increasing repertoire of techniques to manipulate genes provides a realistic perspective to reveal the developmental genetic networks required for cell and organ development as a paradigm for human development and disease.
Mammalian model organism Mutations Knockout mice Conditional gene deletion Transgenic animals

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