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Locating a modifier gene of Ovum mutant through crosses between DDK and C57BL/6J inbred strains in mice.
Journal of genetics - 1 Jun 2016
Tan Jing, Song Gen Di, Song Jia Sheng, Ren Shi Hao, Li Chun Li, Zheng Zhen Yu, Zhao Wei Dong
Abstract excerpt
A striking infertile phenotype has been discovered in the DDK strain of mouse. The DDK females are usually infertile when crossed with males of other inbred strains, whereas DDK males exhibit normal fertility in reciprocal crosses. This phenomenon is caused by mutation in the ovum (Om) locus on chromosome 11 and known as the DDK syndrome. Previously, some research groups reported that the embryonic mortality...
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