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Segregation analysis of a sex ratio distortion locus in congenic mice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20032064     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The congenic HG.CAST-(D17Mit196-D17Mit190) (HQ17(hg/hg)) mouse strain showed a significant departure on the expected 50%/50% offspring sex ratio in more than 2400 progeny (55.7% females). The entire pedigree file included data from 13 nonoverlapping purebred generations and an F(2) cross with the C57BL/6J inbred strain. Offspring sex ratio data were analyzed on the basis of 40 purebred HQ17(hg)(/hg) sires and 29 F(1) HQ17(hg)(/hg) x B6 sires under a Bayesian Binomial segregation model accounting for 4 different autosomal inheritance models of gene action (i.e., additive, dominance, recessive, and overdominance) and X-linked and Y-linked loci. For each model, the segregation effect was evaluated as a single regression coefficient for all sires or assuming 2 independent regression coefficients accounting for offspring sex ratio departures in purebred and F(1) sires, respectively. The deviance information criterion clearly favored the autosomal dominance model with different regression coefficients for the 2 groups of sires. Under this model, the dominance effect increased the percentage of female offspring by 4.3% (HQ17(hg)(/hg) purebred sires) and 8.2% (F(1) sires) with the highest posterior density regions ranging from 0.5% to 10.6% and from 1.3% to 14.4%, respectively. This article provides significant evidence of genetic determinism for sex ratio distortion in the HQ17(hg)(/hg) strain and develops new analytical tools to perform segregation studies on dichotomous traits.
Authors:
Joaquim Casellas; Charles R Farber; Ricardo A Verdugo; Juan F Medrano
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2009-12-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of heredity     Volume:  101     ISSN:  1465-7333     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Hered.     Publication Date:    2010 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-16     Completed Date:  2010-07-16     Revised Date:  2011-07-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375373     Medline TA:  J Hered     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  351-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Genètica i Millora Animal, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries-Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Female
Genes, Dominant
Genetic Loci*
Male
Mice
Mice, Congenic
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Models, Genetic*
Pedigree
Sex Ratio*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
DK69978/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
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