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PMID: 17981508
Review.
However, although inbred strains are stable, they are not fixed entities and researchers need to be aware of the phenomena of new mutations and of genetic drift, which occur within all mouse colonies. If the mutations are what we term in this review 'quiet mutations', then …
However, although inbred strains are stable, they are not fixed entities and researchers need to be aware of the phenomena of new mutations …