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Characterization of epistasis influencing complex spontaneous obesity in the BSB model.
Genetics - 1 May 2004
Yi Nengjun, Diament Adam, Chiu Sally, Kim Kyoungmi, Allison David B, Fisler Janis S, Warden Craig H
Abstract excerpt
There is growing awareness that complex interactions among multiple genes and environmental factors play an important role in controlling obesity traits. The BSB mouse, which is produced by the backcross of (lean C57BL/6J x lean Mus spretus) x C57BL/6J, provides an excellent model of epistatic obesity. To evaluate potential epistatic interactions among six chromosomal regions previously determined to influence...
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