Mapping an Overdominant Quantitative Trait Locus for Heterosis of Body Weight in Mice
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Mapping an overdominant quantitative trait locus for heterosis of body weight in mice.
The genetic basis of heterosis has not been elucidated. Previously, a congenic mouse strain with a 44-Mb genomic region of proximal chromosome 2 containing the allele derived from wild Mus musculus castaneus at Pbwg1, a quantitative trait locus (QTL) for body weight and growth, has been developed. In this study, to fine-map and characterize body weight QTLs on the congenic region, QTL analysis ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Heredity
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0022-1503,1465-7333
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esp004