Calculated Phenotype | Phenotype | Definition |
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a Affiliative - sum of bidirectional, unidirectional, and approach behavior | a bidirectional | simultaneous display of affiliative behaviors by the subject and partner mouse (e.g. simultaneous facial sniffing, grooming, anogenital sniffing), irrespective of which mouse initiated the contact |
 | a unidirectional | affiliative behavior displayed by subject with no observable response from partner |
 | a approach | subject walks towards or follows partner (not coded if attack behavior immediately follows) |
 | a nonsocial | no subject-partner interaction |
a Aversive - sum of passive avoidance, active avoidance, freezing, and aggression | a passive avoidance | partner-initiated affiliative social contact passively ignored by subject without moving away |
 | a active avoidance | partner-initiated affiliative social contact actively ignored by subject by moving away |
 | a freezing | crouched, prone, & immobile posture lasting ≥ 1.0 second |
 | a aggression | vigorous lunge and bite typically directed at the partners' flanks and back, but also including lunges, feints, chasing, tail-rattling, and bites without lunge. |
 | attack | vigorous lunge and bite |
 | attack latency | amount of time expired from beginning of the social interaction test till the first attack |