Uterine and postnatal maternal effects in mice selected for differential rate of early development.
Uterine and postnatal maternal effects in mice selected for differential rate of early development.
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选择不同早期发育率的小鼠的子宫和产后母体效应。
DOI:
10.1093/genetics/153.2.905
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发表时间:
1999
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Atchley,WR
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作者:
Rhees,BK;Ernst,CA;Miao,CH;Atchley,WR
A series of mouse lines was produced by long-term restricted index selection for divergent rate of growth during early and late postnatal development. The selection program was based on the following treatments: E+and E-lines were selected to alter birth to 10-day weight gain while holding late gain for both lines constant and a control line was established via random selection. Using embryo transfer and crossfostering methodology, we partitioned postnatal growth for E+, E-, and C lines into progeny genetic, uterine maternal, and nurse maternal components. Selection for differential early growth resulted in correlated response in uterine and nurse maternal effects on body weights, with significant genetic-by-environment interactions. Significant uterine effects were also observed in tail length measurements. Direct uterine effects on body weight were relatively small and resulted in growth rate differences early in development. Nurse effects were large, resulting in modification of progeny growth trajectory especially during early postnatal development. Genetic-by-uterine interactions were large and demonstrate progeny-specific effects of the prenatal uterine environment.