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1: Genetics. 2005 Feb;169(2):1133-46. Epub 2004 Nov 15.Click here to read Links
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Genetics. 2006 Aug;173(4):2419.

The genomes of recombinant inbred lines.

Broman KW.

Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2179, USA. kbroman@jhsph.edu

Recombinant inbred lines (RILs) can serve as powerful tools for genetic mapping. Recently, members of the Complex Trait Consortium proposed the development of a large panel of eight-way RILs in the mouse, derived from eight genetically diverse parental strains. Such a panel would be a valuable community resource. The use of such eight-way RILs will require a detailed understanding of the relationship between alleles at linked loci on an RI chromosome. We extend the work of Haldane and Waddington on two-way RILs and describe the map expansion, clustering of breakpoints, and other features of the genomes of multiple-strain RILs as a function of the level of crossover interference in meiosis.

PMID: 15545647 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC1449115