Colonization and Differentiation Traits of the Japanese House Mouse, Mus musculus (Rodentia, Muridae), Inferred from Mitochondrial Haplotypes and External Body Characteristics.

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To evaluate the colonization histories of the Japanese house mice (Mus musculus), phenotypic and genotypic admixtures of the subspecific traits were studied by evaluation of external body characteristics and mitochondrial gene elements. We analyzed mitochondrial Cytb gene and coat colorations and body dimensions as subspecific characteristics in mice from four areas of the Japanese Islands, the Sorachi, Ishikari...

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