High-precision genetic mapping of behavioral traits in the diversity outbred mouse population

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 424-437

  Logan, R W ^a   Robledo, R F ^a   Recla, J M ^a   Philip, V M ^a   Bubier, J A ^a   Jay, J J ^a   Harwood, C ^a   Wilcox, T ^a   Gatti, D M ^a   Bult, C J ^a   Churchill, G A ^a   Chesler, E J ^a  

^a JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative Cross; Complex traits; Fine mapping; Heterogeneous stock; Mouse populations; QTL mapping

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, OUTBRED STRAINS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME; MALE; MICE; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; POPULATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84878649483     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12029     Document Type: Article

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