Preferred Label : animals, congenic;
MeSH definition : Animals that are produced through selective breeding to eliminate genetic background
differences except for a single or few specific loci. They are used to investigate
the contribution of genetic background differences to PHENOTYPE.;
MeSH synonym : animal, coisogenic; animal, congenic; animals, coisogenic; coisogenic animal; coisogenic animals; congenic animal; congenic animals;
MeSH annotation : coordinate with specific congenic animal; NIM when experimental animal;
Origin ID : D020296;
UMLS CUI : C0600529;
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Animals that are produced through selective breeding to eliminate genetic background
differences except for a single or few specific loci. They are used to investigate
the contribution of genetic background differences to PHENOTYPE.