10 October 2007

Complex Traits In Mice

Among the many complex traits that are available in mice, there are a couple of attributes which are proven to be handy in many genetics researches. One of the main complex psychological traits is in the studying of molecular and genetical cells, such as diseases. This is due to the fact that with these studies on the mice cells, which are quite similar to the human cell, geneticist and researchers are able to develop vaccine and many others in a shorter period of time. According to Geoff Spencer and based on researches carried out, mice are a much suitable organism in probing for immunization, nervous, and the cardiovascular systems which are shared among most mammals, including the Homo sapiens (human being). According to researchers in the Genetics Society of America, all of those are true in some ways, but the magnitude of the interaction has not been measured very often. And according to researches carried out from a study of a number of around 2500 mice which are heterozygous in their genetic information, there are 88 complex traits inherited, which includes a few models of common diseases in human, that are like asthma, anxiety, diabetes type 2 and many more. Therefore, the complex traits in mice can lead to many essential researches to be much successful.

Jern Hei NG (Michael)

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