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congenic

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congenic [kənˈdʒɛnɪk]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics (of inbred animal cells) genetically identical except for a single gene locus


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The study was conducted in congenic mice that were naturally lean and later in mice that had PRCP removed.
The disease characteristics of different strains of scrapie in Sinc congenic mouse lines: implications for the nature of the agent and host control of pathogenesis.
Focusing on comparisons and usefulness of the animal models, the chapters describe a variety of research avenues, such as modeling cognitive and degenerative disorders in fruit flies, congenic mouse strains for candidate disease gene identification in complex traits, nonhuman primate models for AIDS, and animal models of prostate cancer.
 
 
 
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