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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Mammals > Eutheria > Rodentia > Muridae > Murinae > Rats > Rats, Mutant Strains > Rats, Zucker

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Rats, Zucker  

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  • Rat, Zucker
  • Zucker Rat
  • Zucker Rats

Note

  • NIM when exper animal: no qualif; when IM, qualif permitted; do not forget also to check tag RATS

Scope note

  • Two populations of Zucker rats have been cited in research--the "fatty" or obese and the lean. The "fatty" rat (Rattus norvegicus) appeared as a spontaneous mutant. The obese condition appears to be due to a single recessive gene.

History note

  • 91(81); was see under RATS, MUTANT STRAINS 1982-90; was see under RATS 1981

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