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littermate

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lit·ter·mate  (ltr-mt)
n.
One member of a given litter of animal offspring.


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The social play behavior of juvenile offspring was examined on PND22 and again on PND34 during play sessions with a same-sex littermate.
That is, the duration of a behavior could be modified (eg, the kitten could locomote for a longer period), the postural context could be varied (eg, the kitten could initiate scratching from more than one position), and switching between behaviors could be more readily executed (eg, the kitten could stop scratching to chase a littermate across the room).
The company plans to use the MRI images to assist in preparing a solid baseline to compare how one mouse of the same strain, age and gender varies from its littermate and species mate partners.
 
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