Establishment of Inbred Strain of Long-haired Golden Hamster

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  • 長毛アルビノハムスターの近交系樹立
  • 長毛アルビノハムスターの近交系樹立〔英文〕
  • チョウモウ アルビノ ハムスター ノ キンコウケイ ジュリツ エイブン

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Features of a long-haired mutant and inheritance of mutation were investigated in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) . The hair of adult long-haired hamsters was longest at the rump and flanks (approximately 70 mm) and was also unusually long at the neck (45 to 50 mm) . The hair length of males was more striking than that of females. Mating experiments indicated that an autosomal recessive gene is responsible for the inheritance of long hair. An albino long-haired hamster strain was established by continuous full-sib mating from F2 hybrids, descendants of (acromelanic albino x agouti long-haired) F1 progeny, and genetic homogeneity was confirmed by DNA fingerprinting. The long-haired strain was characterised by the fact that males grew larger than females, in contrast to the other strains of hamsters.

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  • Experimental Animals

    Experimental Animals 42 (3), 343-347, 1993

    Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science

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