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A genetic tool to manipulate litter size

Manuela Ferrari1, Anna K Lindholm, Barbara König

  • 1Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland. manuela.ferrari@ieu.uzh.ch.

Frontiers in Zoology
|February 26, 2014
PubMed
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Researchers developed a novel method using the t haplotype in mice to reduce litter size before birth. This technique aids in studying optimal litter size and evolutionary life history strategies without invasive procedures.

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