Y chromosome of the inbred mouse KK/Ta strain is associated with reduced body size in Y-consomic strains

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Suto, Jun Ichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ay allele; Body length; Body size; Body weight; Consomic mice; Dh; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; GENETICS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; Y CHROMOSOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873939056     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-64     Document Type: Article

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