The phrase
"inbred strains" refers to organisms, usually animals, that have been bred within a specific group to have similar genetic traits. This results in offspring with a high degree of genetic similarity to each other and their ancestors.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«inbred»
«strain»
«strained»
Sentences with «inbred strains»
- Eye and Ear researchers set out to understand if both types of hearing loss share a common underlying mechanism by studying certain inbred strain of mice. (sciencedaily.com)
- To take just one feature as an example, a study of mammals of twelve species in zoos showed that juvenile mortality in inbred strains was double that of outbred strains (1). (thebullterrierclub.org)
- We would like to invite you for JAX tour — 19 May 2016 by Peter Kelmenson, BA Technical Information Scientist, The Jackson Laboratory 9:00 - 10:00 Key differences among B6 substrains and the research impact The most widely used inbred strain, C57BL / 6 (B6), has several substrains such as the B6J and the B6N and many assume them (phenogenomics.cz)
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