Searching for candidate genes with effects on an agonistic behavior, offense, in mice.

doi:10.1007/BF02359751

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Searching for candidate genes with effects on an agonistic behavior, offense, in mice.

Behavior genetics - 1 Sept 1996

Maxson S C

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It is well established that the agonistic behavior of offense in mice is heritable. However, few genes have been identified or mapped for offense. For segments of chromosomes with effects on offense, a positional candidate strategy can be used to find such genes. This approach is illustrated for...

Topics

Aggression
Agonistic Behavior
Animals
Brain
DNA-Binding Proteins
Female
Genotype
Male
Mice
Nuclear Proteins
RNA, Messenger
Sex-Determining Region Y Protein
Species Specificity
Transcription Factors
Y Chromosome

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