Inheritance of susceptibility to caries in albino rats (Mus norvegicus)
Inheritance of susceptibility to caries in albino rats (Mus norvegicus)
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10.1177/00220345440230051101
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1944-01-01
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Erwin, W. G.
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Hunt, H. R.;Hoppert, C. A.;Erwin, W. G.
A genetic study of susceptibility to dental caries in rats was made, using the Hoppert, Webber, and Canniff caries producing diet. Phenotypic selection, progeny testing, and brother X sister inbreeding have produced a susceptible and a resistant line. Eleven generations of the susceptibles (1357 rats), and 6 generations of resistants (1193 rats), are included in this report. Resistance was measured by days elapsing from introduction to the above diet (at 35 days of age), to the appearance of the first cavities in the lower molars. Sizes of sibships might have influenced average performance unless this factor was eliminated in computation. The mean resistance of each sibship was secured, then the avg. of these sibship means in a generation was computed. The avg. of sibship means in the 7th generation of susceptibles was 38 days, of the resistants 245 days. The t value of the difference (207 days) was 7.31. The odds against this difference being due to chance exceed 2,000,000 to 1. Thus with diet held constant, hereditary differences can be demonstrated in rats with respect to dental caries. || ABSTRACT AUTHORS: H. R. Hunt