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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Animal Population Groups > Animals, Laboratory > Animals, Inbred Strains > Mice, Inbred Strains > Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Mice, Inbred C57BL  

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  • C57BL Mice
  • C57BL Mouse
  • C57BL Mouse, Inbred
  • Inbred C57BL Mouse
  • Mice, C57BL
  • Mouse, C57BL
  • Mouse, Inbred C57BL

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  • NIM with no qualifiers when experimental animal

Scope note

  • One of the first INBRED MOUSE STRAINS to be sequenced. This strain is commonly used as genetic background for transgenic mouse models. Refractory to many tumors, this strain is also preferred model for studying role of genetic variations in development of diseases.

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  • 74(72)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008810

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