Mutant Mouse Reveals New Wrinkle In Genetic Code

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Mutant Mouse Reveals New Wrinkle in Genetic Code

 

Call it a mystery with a stubby tail: an odd-looking mouse discovered through a U.S. government breeding program in the 1940s that had a short, kinky tail and an extra set of ribs in its neck -- and nobody knew why. (Credit: UCSF)

 

ScienceDaily (Apr. 28, 2011) — Call it a mystery with a stubby tail: an odd-looking mouse discovered through a U.S. government breeding program in the 1940s that had a short, kinky tail and an extra set of ribs in its neck -- and nobody knew why.

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428101752.htm