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Table 1 Designations of mouse strains used for growth analyses

From: Genetic background (DDD/Sgn versus C57BL/6J) strongly influences postnatal growth of male mice carrying the Ayallele at the agouti locus: identification of quantitative trait loci associated with diabetes and body weight loss

Designation

Synonymous designation

Strain background

Coat color (agouti genotype)

Sex

No. of mice used

DDDYM

DDD-Ay male

DDD

Yellow (Ay)

Male

14

DDDYF

DDD-Ay female

DDD

Yellow (Ay)

Female

23

DDDAM

DDD male

DDD

Agouti (A)

Male

17

DDDAF

DDD female

DDD

Agouti (A)

Female

14

B6YM

B6-Ay male

B6

Yellow (Ay)

Male

11

B6YF

B6-Ay female

B6

Yellow (Ay)

Female

17

B6AM

B6 male

B6

Black (a)

Male

11

B6AF

B6 female

B6

Black (a)

Female

15

DBYM

DB-Ay male

(♀DDD × ♂B6) F1

Yellow (Ay)

Male

9

DBYF

DB-Ay female

(♀DDD × ♂B6) F1

Yellow (Ay)

Female

10

DBAM

DB male

(♀DDD × ♂B6) F1

Agouti (A)

Male

9

DBAF

DB female

(♀DDD × ♂B6) F1

Agouti (A)

Female

10

BDYM

BD-Ay male

(♀B6 × ♂DDD) F1

Yellow (Ay)

Male

12

BDYF

BD-Ay male

(♀B6 × ♂DDD) F1

Yellow (Ay)

Female

16

BDAM

BD male

(♀B6 × ♂DDD) F1

Agouti (A)

Male

22

BDAF

BD female

(♀B6 × ♂DDD) F1

Agouti (A)

Female

15

  1. Coat color of B6 males and B6 females is actually black but is classified as agouti (i.e., A) for convenience.