Organisms

Inbred Strains Mice

Genetically identical individuals developed from brother and sister matings which have been carried out for twenty or more generations, or by parent x offspring matings carried out with certain restrictions. All animals within an inbred strain trace back to a common ancestor in the twentieth generation.

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Abstract

Genetically identical individuals developed from brother and sister matings which have been carried out for twenty or more generations, or by parent x offspring matings carried out with certain restrictions. All animals within an inbred strain trace back to a common ancestor in the twentieth generation.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Inbred Mouse Strains
  • Inbred Strain of Mice
  • Inbred Strain of Mouse
  • Inbred Strains of Mice
  • Mice, Inbred Strains
  • Mouse, Inbred Strain
  • Inbred Mouse Strain
  • Mouse Inbred Strain
  • Mouse Inbred Strains
  • Mouse Strain, Inbred
  • Mouse Strains, Inbred
  • Strain, Inbred Mouse
  • Strains, Inbred Mouse

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; NIM with no qualifiers when experimental animal

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History Note

72

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Previous Indexing

  • Mice (1966-1971)

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NLM Classification

QY 60.R6

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Inbred Strains Mice. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008815. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008815
  2. Inbred Strains Mice. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68794894