Selection for an Invariant Character—‘Vibrissa Number’—in the House Mouse

Nature ◽  
1958 ◽  
Vol 181 (4614) ◽  
pp. 1018-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. B. DUN ◽  
A. S. FRASER
Keyword(s):  
House Mouse ◽  
Selection For

scholarly journals SELECTION FOR SMALL AND LARGE BODY SIZE IN THE HOUSE MOUSE

Genetics ◽  
1949 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-209
Author(s):  
John W MacArthur
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
House Mouse ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Large Body Size ◽  
Selection For

scholarly journals SELECTION FOR BLOOD-pH IN THE HOUSE MOUSE

Genetics ◽  
1961 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-75
Author(s):  
H G Wolfe
Keyword(s):  
House Mouse ◽  
Blood Ph ◽  
Selection For

Selection for tail-spotting in the house mouse

1939 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-111
Author(s):  
E. F. Barrows
Keyword(s):  
House Mouse ◽  
Selection For

Selection for hematocrit percent in the house mouse

1976 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 295-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
GUNTHER SCHLAGER ◽  
ROBERT S. WEIBUST
Keyword(s):  
House Mouse ◽  
Selection For

scholarly journals Selection for an Invariant·Character, Vibrissa Number, in the House Mouse

1959 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 506 ◽  
Author(s):  
RB Dun ◽  
AS Fraser
Keyword(s):  
House Mouse ◽  
Marked Variability ◽  
Selection For

The number of secondary vibrissae in the mouse is normally 19. The tabby gene reduces this to about half and causes a marked variability of vibrissa number. Selection on tabby mice for increase and decrease in vibrissa number has been successful. These selection lines were maintained in segregation for + and Ta alleles, and this selection, practised solely on tabby mice, has resulted in both an increase and decrease in vibrissa number in normal mice.

scholarly journals Selection for an Invariant Character, Vibrissa Number, in the House Mouse II. Limits to Variability

1960 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
AS Fraser ◽  
BM Kindred
Keyword(s):  
House Mouse ◽  
Phenotypic Variation ◽  
Reproductive Fitness ◽  
Selection Experiment ◽  
Frequency Distributions ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Seven Generations

A selection experiment for vibrissa number in tabby mice has been extended for 13 generations. Progress of selection for the first seven generations has already been reported. The results of the next six generations of selection are given and the whole experiment is considered with regard to (1) the shapes of the frequency distributions for the three genotypes (+, Ta+, and Ta�) for succeeding generations; (2) limits to phenotypic variation, i.e. canalization mechanisms; and (3) reproductive fitness.

scholarly journals Selection for an invariant Character, Vibrissa Number, in the House Mouse III. Correlated Responses

1962 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 188 ◽  
Author(s):  
AS Fraser ◽  
BM Kindred
Keyword(s):  
House Mouse ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Mutant Mice ◽  
Selection Experiment ◽  
Correlated Responses ◽  
Very Low Frequency ◽  
Selection For

Selection for increased and decreased total number of secondary vibrissae has been practised on the mutant mice of a stock in which the tabby gene is segregating. Five separate groups of vibrissae contribute to the total number and differences were found in the response of individual groups of vibrissae to selection. These differences occur both in the main selection experiment and in subsidiary experi-ments based on rare non-tabby mice with abnormal scores which occur with very low frequency in ordinary mouse stocks.

scholarly journals A Maternal Effect on Vibrissa Score Due to the Tabby Gene

1961 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 627 ◽  
Author(s):  
BM Kindred
Keyword(s):  
House Mouse ◽  
Maternal Effect ◽  
Selection Line ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Inbred Backcross

An experiment in selection for the number of secondary vibrissae in the house mouse is being conducted on a stock in which the tabby (Ta) gene is segregating. A maternal effect on the vibrissae scores of the progeny of mutant females was observed. This has been investigated in the selection line, stocks derived from it, and Ta/inbred backcross stocks.

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