Genetic analysis of an island population of mice reveals that 19 quantitative trait loci are responsible for their impressive size. Island populations of animals,...
Complex Traits & Quantitative GeneticsEvolutionGenetics JournalMammalsModel OrganismsMouse & Rat
Allelic expression in the mouse genome is surprisingly unbalanced, according to new research published in the June issue of GENETICS. The factors that determine how...
In the early 1970s, a couple of hundred wild rats near the Siberian city of Novosibirsk were rounded up by scientists for an ambitious experiment...
BehaviorComplex Traits & Quantitative GeneticsDomesticationMammalsMouse & RatNeuroscience
In 1979, as the US slid into recession, researchers began systematically crossing eight distinct inbred rat strains. Their goal was to establish a genetically diverse...
Complex Traits & Quantitative GeneticsG3 JournalGenetics JournalHuman DiseaseMouse & Rat
Do aging males make poorer quality sperm? Older mothers face a well-established risk of producing eggs with chromosome abnormalities, but it is less clear how...
