Article
Production and reproductive performance of hexaparental and octaparental mice.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Petters R M, Markert C L
Abstract excerpt
The production of hexaparental and octaparental mice following embryo aggregation is reported. These mice were progeny-tested to determine which cell components were contributing to gamete formation. One chimera (No. 15) was shown to be producing eggs from all three cell strains--white, yellow, and black. The other chimeras tested were not forming germ cells from all of the cell strains involved. The use of these...
Topics
- Animals
- Chimera
- Female
- Genotype
- Hair Color
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Phenotype
- Reproduction