Record #:

25803

Author(s):

Whitmarsh, Sarah

Abstract:

Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena and his colleagues discovered that the most common types of lab mice studied today represent only a fraction of the genetic diversity found in mouse populations. This could be problematic because many diseases require the ability to study complex and diverse DNA sequences.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 2, Winter 2008, p16-17, il

Subject(s):

Genetics--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research