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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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2015-04-01
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/05959 |