The broken mouse: the role of development, plasticity and environment in the interpretation of phenotypic changes in knockout mice

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Gingrich, JA [1 ]
Hen, R
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[1] Columbia Univ, Dept Psychiat, Div Dev Psychobiol, New York, NY 10032 USA
[2] Columbia Univ, Ctr Neurobiol & Behav, New York, NY 10032 USA
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10.1016/S0959-4388(99)00061-6
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
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With the advent of gene knockout technology has arisen the problem of how to interpret the resulting phenotypic changes in mice lacking specific genes. This problem is especially relevent when applied to behavioral phenotypes of knockout mice, which are difficult to interpret. Of particular interest are the roles of development and compensatory changes, as well as other factors, such as the influence of the gene knockout on nearby genes, the effect of the genetic background strain, maternal behavioral influences, and pleiotrophy.
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