introduction: domestic animals are invaluable resources to study the molecular architecture of complex traits. although the mapping of quantitative trait loci (qtl) underlying economically important traits in domestic animals has achieved remarkable results in recent decades, not all of the genetic variation in the complex traits has been captured due to the low density of markers used in qtl m...

This study aimed to examine the effects of inbreeding on 12 quantitative phenotypes like body weight, height, sitting height, head circumference, head length, head breadth, chest circumference, verbal, performance and full scale intelligence quotients, systolic and diastolic blood pressures among North Indian Children. The sample consisted of 3,253 subjects (1,683 males and 1,570 females) inclu...

The rabbit model of tuberculosis (TB) is important because rabbits develop a disease that is similar to TB in humans, namely, granulomas with caseous necrosis, liquefaction, and cavities. We describe here a comparison of inbred and outbred New Zealand White rabbits infected by aerosol with either Mycobacterium tuberculosis Erdman or H37Rv strain. Five weeks after infection with either bacillary...

Increasing the concentrations of Fe and Zn in staple food crops through breeding has been proposed as one strategy to minimize the adverse effects of widespread mineral deficiencies in humans. This approach requires the presence of adequate genetic differences in concentrations of grain minerals for improvement. Eight trials involving different sets of tropical maize inbred lines adapted to the...

The net photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll content, chlorophyll fluorescence and 820 nm transmission were investigated to explore the behavior of the photosynthetic apparatus, including light absorption, energy transformation and the photoactivities of photosystem II (PSII) and photosystem I (PSI) during senescence in the stay-green inbred line of maize (Zea mays) Q319 and the quick-leaf-senescen...

The house mouse is one of the most successful mammals and the premier research animal in mammalian biology. The classical inbred strains of house mice have been artificially modified to facilitate identification of the genetic factors underlying phenotypic variation among these strains. Despite their widespread use in basic and biomedical research, functional and evolutionary morphologists have...

Recent work has suggested that current mouse models may underrepresent the complexity of human immune responses. While most mouse immunology studies utilize inbred mouse strains, it is unclear if conclusions drawn from inbred mice can be extended to all mouse strains or generalized to humans. We recently described a "surrogate activation marker" approach that could be used to track polyclonal C...

To assess whether heterozygosity of the donor cell genome was a general parameter crucial for long-term survival of cloned animals, we tested the ability of embryonic stem (ES) cells with either an inbred or F(1) genetic background to generate cloned mice by nuclear transfer. Most clones derived from five F(1) ES cell lines survived to adulthood. In contrast, clones from three inbred ES cell li...

Diarrhea is a disease that still health problem worldwide; one of the causes Shigella flexneri. Non-dairy probiotic functional foods and beverages are gaining popularity, with researchers seeking to assuage consumer concerns regarding lactose intolerance veganism. Coffee has anti-inflammatory antibacterial properties. This study aims determine effect mixture Lampung Robusta coffee extract Lacto...

We have used three inbreds of Zea mays in our in situ and laboratory studies in environmental mutagenesis. Inbred W22 plants homozygous for wx-C were used in a study to detect the possible mutagenic properties of 32 pesticides or combination of pesticides under modern agricultural conditions. The large numbers of pollen grains analyzed and the ease in detecting mutant pollen grains enabled us t...