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Guidelines for Genetic and Nomenclature of Rodents
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Staff who produce rodents in university animal facilities should be familiar with basic concepts of rodent breeding systems, pedigree record keeping, and standard nomenclature.
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Guidelines for Genetics and Nomenclature of Mice in Campus Breeding Colonies
Investigators and their research staff who produce rodents in university animal facilities should be familiar with basic concepts of rodent breeding systems, pedigree record keeping, and standard nomenclature to insure the heterogeneity of outbred colonies and to minimize genetic contamination and drift in inbred colonies. This helps assure that accurate information on animal strains is reported in the scientific literature which promotes standardization of research data from multiple institutions.
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- Rodents
- Mice