IT has been demonstrated that genetic factors determine to some degree the blood pressure of rats 1–3 and mice 4. During the course of development of inbred strains, genes affecting blood pressure and ...

Total seed protein in modern hybrid and inbred varieties of corn is three times lower than that of its wild ancestor, teosinte. The reasons were unknown, until now. A gene on chromosome nine called ...

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The Institute for Behavioral Genetics has the world's most complete collection of mouse strains that have been engineered to express mutations in nicotinic cholinergic receptor (nAChR) subunit genes.

Now, scientists can better resolve what genes are responsible for such strain-related discrepancies. Reporting today (August 7) in PNAS, Ghent University researchers have published a database of ...