Mouse genetics and nomenclature Flashcards
How many generations of sibling mating are required for an inbred strain?
at least 20, not completely inbred until 40
Outbred, random bred or hybrid strains are NOT genetically defined EXCEPT…
F1 hybrids of 2 inbred strains
3 major disadvantages of inbred strains
represents only 1 genotype, homozygousity of deleterious alleles leading to poor fecundity and sensitivity to environmental conditions, slective breeding for the laboratory condition
Major advantages of an inbred strain
Defined experimental model, repeatable experimental results, reduce animal usage, opportunity to map and modify genes
mating scheme between two different strains or same inbred strains differing at a locus of interest is called ?
an outcross
heterozygote X heterozygote mating scheme is termed ?
an intercross
heterozygote X homozygote mating scheme, eg
Heterozygote offspring mated back to homozygous parental strain (not usually the parent itself) is called?
Backcross
homozygote X homozygote mating scheme(eg sibling mating) is termed?
An incross
Offspring of an outcross are denoted by what letter?
F1, F2, etc
Offspring of an intercross are denoted by what letter?
F
Offspring of a backcross are denoted by what letter?
N2, N3, etc (NO N1)
A mutant that differs at only single locus from original strain is called ?
coisogenic
A strain that differs from the original strain by a chromosomal segment is called ?
congenic
How is a congenic mouse derived?
Derived by repeated backcrossing mice carrying region of interest to parental strain
What is speed congenics?
techniques using simple sequence length polymorphism (SSLP) or SNP markers to cut the development time of congenic strain in half