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Notes About IMR Strains
Nomenclature
For transgenic strains, the nomenclature, if complete, is correct. Italics should not be used in transgenic nomenclature.
Recently a revision has been made to the nomenclature.
The designation of STOCK as a genetic background will largely be replaced by more specific nomenclature. A semicolon separating two strain abbreviations in a strain symbol, e.g. B6;129, indicates an inbred strain maintained by sibling matings and composed of genetic background from only the two inbred strains indicated. It is not necessarily constructed from F2 matings as is a recombinant inbred strain. The order of the strains in the symbol has no significance; B6, when involved, will be written first for consistency.
References
Some entries do not have complete references because the manuscript is in preparation.
Congenic Strains
Where the strain is indicated as C57BL/6J, the generation number may be as low as N=5. If you need more information on the genetics of congenics, please contact Customer Service at 1-800-422-MICE.
