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Mapping modifiers affecting muscularity of the myostatin mutant (Mstn(Cmpt-dl1Abc)) compact mouse.
Genetics - 1 Sept 2003
Varga László, Müller Géza, Szabó Gyula, Pinke Orsolya, Korom Edit, Kovács Balázs, Patthy László, Soller Morris
Abstract excerpt
The hypermuscular Compact phenotype was first noted in a line of mice selected for high body weight and protein content. A new line, based on mice showing the Compact phenotype, was formed and selected for maximum expression of the Compact phenotype. Previously we mapped and identified a 12-bp deletion in the myostatin gene, denoted Mstn(Cmpt-dl1Abc), which can be considered as a major gene responsible for the...
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