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The staggerer gene curtails the reproductive life span of females.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jan 1992
Guastavino J M, Larsson K
Abstract excerpt
Three studies were undertaken to investigate some features of the reproductive activity of female staggerer mice of the C57BL/6 strain. It was found that in the staggerer female, (1) vaginal opening and onset of vaginal estrous cycling were delayed; (2) the vaginal estrous cycle was irregular and characterized by abnormally prolonged diestrous and estrous phases, and (3) the reproductive life span of the mutant...
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