Table 1

Comparison of phenotypic parameters between mice with different genotypes at the lbab locus

Parameter
+/+ (n = 10)
lbab/+ (n = 10)
lbab/lbab (n = 12)
lbab/lbab as % of +/+

Body weight (g)
3.45 ± 0.4221
3.61 ± 0.351
1.54 ± 0.255*
44.1%
Body length (mm)
55.9 ± 0.36
56.7 ± 0.34
34.0 ± 0.35*
61.6%

1 Values were mean ± SD. Mice of different gender were pooled as they were too young to show detectable differences; +/+ mice included 5 females and 5 males, 10 lbab/+ mice included 5 females and 5 males; 12 lbab/lbab mice included 6 females and 6 males. As shown, the body weight and body length from the lbab/lbab group were significantly smaller than in the +/+ and lbab/+ groups (* p < 0.05). There were no significant differences between +/+ and lbab/+ mice.

Jiao et al. BMC Genetics 2007 8:16   doi:10.1186/1471-2156-8-16