Insights into mammalian biology from the wild house mouse Mus musculus

The house mouse, Mus musculus, was established in the early 1900s as one of the first genetic model organisms owing to its short generation time, comparatively large litters, ease of husbandry, and visible phenotypic variants. For these reasons and because they are mammals, house mice are well suite...

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Main Authors: Megan Phifer-Rixey, Michael W Nachman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-04-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/05959