General Flashcards
1
Q
List mouse genus, species, and origin (5)
A
European: M.m. musculus, M.m. domesticus
Asia: M.m. castaneus, M.m molossinus
Mediterranean: M. spretus
2
Q
List phylogenic description down to genus (5)
A
Rodentia, Muroidea, Muridae, Murinae, Mus
3
Q
What species led to the lab mouse in what percentages?
A
M.m. domesticus (60%), M.m. musculus (30%), M.m castaneus (10%). M.m. molossinus gave rise to musculus and castaneus proportions.
4
Q
Source of shared maternal mitochondrial genome and common Y chromosome.
A
Maternal mitochondrial genome = M.m. domesticus
Common Y = M.m. musculus
5
Q
Location of major histocompatibility complex?
A
H2, chromosome 17
6
Q
Function of minor H loci and their location
A
Delayed graft rejection, spread throughout genome
