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Recessive mutation in a standard recombinant-inbred line of mice affects seminal vesicle shape

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

N. M. Shukri ,
F. Grew  and
J. G. M. Shire
N. M. Shukri
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ
F. Grew
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ
J. G. M. Shire
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ
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A recessive autosomal mutation has been found in the CXBI/ByEss recombinant-inbred line but in neither of the parental strains, C57BL/6ByEss and BALB/cByEss. Its presence in the CXBI/ByJax and CXBI/ByLac sublines suggests an origin early in inbreeding. The locus, seminal vesicle shape (svs), appears to be linked to the albino locus on chromosome 7. The homozygote has seminal vesicles with a smooth tubular external appearance. In segregating crosses homozygotes had slightly lighter seminal vesicles but the weights of other androgen target organs were not reduced. Exogenous testosterone increased the size of the seminal vesicles but did not alter their shape. The mutation did not affect the pattern of proteins on SDS–acrylamide gel electrophoresis, which did differ between the parental strains. The locus affecting a 27000 Da protein has provisionally been assigned the symbol svp-4.

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Research Article
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Genetics Research , Volume 52 , Issue 1 , August 1988 , pp. 27 - 32
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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