Mus musculus castaneus southern and southeastern asia, mus musculus domesticus western europe, southwestern asia, americas, africa, and oceania, mus musculus musculus eastern europe and northern asia, mus musculus bactrianus central asia, mus musculus gentilulus arabian peninsula, magagascar further reading. Mus musculus, the house mouse, is one of the most important species for scientific research. The first mouse gene was isolated in 1977 and started a huge growth in mouse genetics. This category tracks all taxonomy templates used in the automated taxobox system that are for species, i. All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. Read contribution to the study of the taxonomy and zoogeography of wild house mouse, genus mus l. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Gene action in the xchromosome of the mouse mus musculus l. Laboratory mice are usually of the species mus musculus. In linnaeuss classification system, the twopart name of each plant was like a persons last name followed by the first name, as you would find names in alphabetical order in a phone book.
Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. The species category in cultivated plant taxonomy cultonomy. Although a wild animal, the house mouse has benefited significantly from associating with human habitation to the point that truly wild populations are significantly. Silver 1995, drawing on detailed genetic analysis, lists 8 true species in the mus subgenus plus 4 morphologically and biochemically distinct mus musculus subspecies that together form an m. Systems used to automatically annotate proteins with high accuracy. In the early days of biomedical research, scientists developed mouse models by selecting and breeding specific mice to produce offspring with certain desired characteristics. It aims to create a taxonomy using numeric algorithms like cluster analysis rather than using subjective evaluation of their properties. We use natural populations of house mice mus musculusto study the genetics of adaptations 1517. Over the past century, the house mouse mus musculus has become the preferred mammalian model for genetic research.
House mouse colonization patterns on the subantarctic kerguelen archipelago suggest singular primary invasions and resilience against reinvasion. Genome patterns of selection and introgression of haplotypes in natural populations of the house mouse mus musculus fabian staubach1,2, anna lorenc1, philipp w. Mus musculus, the house mouse disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title musculus. Sacher and hart 1978, longevity, aging and comparative cellular and molecular biology of the house mouse, mus musculus, and the whitefooted mouse, peromyscus leucopus mouse phenome database digital.
The strain carries a y chromosome of asian mus musculus origin and a line1 element from mus spretus, suggesting that up to 6. The free encyclopedia protein models in repository from left to right. The laboratory mouse is a small mammal of the order rodentia which is bred and used for scientific research. Ectoparasites of house mice mus musculus from pet stores. The first member of the family discovered, it was originally identified by accident in the 1950s. About 400 loci were identified, encompassing approximately 500 kb of the mouse genome. Some laboratory mouse strains such as c57bl6 are domesticated from mus other strains. Mice are biologically similar to humans and are thus good models for genetic diseases and research on the immune system.
The musculustype y chromosome of the laboratory mouse is. Genome patterns of selection and introgression of haplotypes. Expanding the genetic code with unnatural amino acids in model organisms is a powerful tool for investigatingin vivocellular proteins and processes. All of these fossils are found in the wellpreserved and easily dated siwalik fossil beds of pakistan. The majority of ncbi data are available for downloading, either directly from the ncbi ftp site or by using software tools to download custom datasets. They also protect the contents of the abdomen against injury and help support the body. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. This is, because the term is used to denote many different things. House mice, mus musculus, are reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens and parasites, but most consumers assume mice sold by pet stores are disease and parasite free. Some laboratory mouse strains such as c57bl6 are domesticated from mus musculus domesticus. Guanine nucleotidebinding protein gk subunit alpha. A mouse is a small rodent with a pointed nose, furry round body, large ears and a long, often hairless, tail. Mate choice in mus musculus is relative and dependent on. The class ncbitaxa offers methods to convert from taxid to names and vice versa, to fetch pruned topologies connecting a given set of species, or to download rank, names and lineage track information.
Musculus definition of musculus by medical dictionary. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Lewis 1891 an elementary latin dictionary, new york. Numerical taxonomy is a classification system in biological systematics which deals with the grouping by numerical methods of taxonomic units based on their character states. Mus musculus article about mus musculus by the free dictionary. All mice were infested with 1 or more of the following ectoparasites.
Mammalia taxonomy jump to navigation jump to search. Schwarz and schwarz 1943 provided a revision that was followed with minor changes by ellerman and morrisonscott 1951. Mus musculus domesticus, the western european house mouse, is a subspecies of the house mouse mus musculus. This behaviour allows for an increase in both the transfer of sperm and. Furthermore, the data suggest that the musculus type y of the laboratory mouse originated from this subpopulation, corroborating early historical record reporting that chinese and japanese mice that were imported into europe for the pet trade contributed to the genome of the laboratory mouse. Lab 16 taxa answers pdf lab 16 taxonomy experiment 1. Mus musculus is one of the most important model organisms in biology and medicine.
Musculus article about musculus by the free dictionary. Mammalia taxonomy simple english wikipedia, the free. In this study we focused on assortative mate choice, which is known to contribute to the reproductive isolation of the two european subspecies of house mouse, mus musculus musculus and mus musculus domesticus. On the average, water constitutes 75 percent of the wet weight of muscle. Mus musculus polyomavirus 1 wikispecies, free species. I was wondering whether a tool was available online, which could fetch the ncbi ids. The house mouse mus musculus is a small mammal of the order rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and hairy tail.
Genetic diversity of the house mouse mus musculus from 12 local populations n 65 of the central and eastern parts of the former soviet union was examined using rapdpcr. The taxonomy of the genus mus is still not entirely clear and the last 30 years have seen a continuing reduction in the number of species recognised and a rearrangement of the phylogenetic tree. Musculus in english, translation, latinenglish dictionary. They are the most commonly used mammalian research model and are used for research in genetics, psychology, medicine and other scientific disciplines. The description for each node includes the following fields. Musculus definition of musculus by the free dictionary. Its geographic spread has been facilitated by its commensal relationship with humans which extends back at least 8,000 years. However, the mechanistic basis of mate choice is poorly understood.
Mus musculus is characterized by tremendous reproductive potential. Pdf first molecular evidence of mus musculus bactrianus in. Introduced pockets of this form occur within the ranges of the other two groups in the nile delta, for example. The house mouse is distributed almost throughout the world, except the arctic and antarctic. First molecular evidence of mus musculus bactrianus in nepal inferred from the mitochondrial dna cytochrome b gene sequences. Currently, an organism idenitified as mouse will be found under the name mus sp. Musculus planus definition of musculus planus by medical. Annual report of the new jersey state museum including a list of the specimens received during the year financial report, with a report of the mammals of new jersey and a supplement to former 19177628328. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
Mate choice is a critical behavioral decision process with profound impact on evolution. Karyological study of two populations from southern greece, mammalia international journal of the systematics, biology and ecology of mammals on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands. Laporan praktikum anatomi mus musculus koleksi anatomi. The house mouse mus musculus is a small mammal of the order rodentia, characteristically. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. The complete mouse reference genome was sequenced in 2002. Dichotomous key results organism binomial name i selasphorus platycercus ii mus musculus iii vaccinium oxycoccus iv ramphastos vitellinus v quercus alba vi euathlus smithi vii helix aspersa viii taeniopygia guttat ix lonicera japonica x carduelis tristis xi oryctes nasicomis xii dryocopus pileatus xiii musa. The mouse genome was sequenced in 2002 and it was shown that almost every gene in the mouse genome had a human homolog. Originating in asia, several species and subspecies of mice have evolved within the genus mus in the past million years 1820.
Mus musculus house mouse the mouse is one of the most useful models for comparison to humans as it is also a mammal. Lewis and charles short 1879 a latin dictionary, oxford. Muscles are responsible for locomotion and play an important part in performing vital body functions. Progonomys is thought to be the ancestor of mus and relatives, while karnimata is thought to lead to rattus and relatives. Solid lines connecting series indicate the maintenance or transfer of species between series. Taxonomy, in a broad sense the science of classification, but more strictly the classification of living and extinct organisms. A distinction is made between the myofibrillar contractile proteins myosin and actin and their complexactomyosintropomyosin. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus mus. Ohno and hauschka1 showed that in female mice one chromosome of mammary carcinoma cells and of normal diploid cells of the ovary, mammary gland and liver was heteropyknotic. Mus musculus, a mammal of the family muridae of the order rodentia.
Genetic and taxonomic diversity of the house mouse mus. Despite this, freeliving populations of rats and mice do exist together in forest areas in. So, instead of defining the term once and for all, we present a taxonomy that shows the different features of a component. Fws species profile about species listing status, federal register publications, recovery, critical habitat, conservation planning, petitions, and life history u. Mus musculus the house mouse probably has a world distribution more extensive than any mammal, apart from humans.
Help pages, faqs, uniprotkb manual, documents, news archive and biocuration projects. Tools and apis for downloading customized datasets. Sequence similarity search tools such as blast are fundamental to modern biology and are now taught to students in undergraduate biology classes or earlier. This arrangement was criticized by jones and johnson 1965. Contribution to the study of the taxonomy and zoogeography. When browsing through different uniprot proteins, you can use the basket to save them, so that you can back to find or analyse them later. House mouse mus musculus longevity, ageing, and life history.
Itulah laporan praktikum anatomi mus musculus yang dapat admin kumpulkan. Pdf identification of house mice, mus musculus, and. Some journals identify organisms only with vernacular names like mouse or rats. Linnaeus and the world of taxonomy ask a biologist. In some taxonomic groups the past acts as a dead weight on. Mus musculus, the house mouse mus musculus is a small. Musculus definition at, a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms and translation. We purchased 30 frozen mice from 15 pet stores in south carolina and examined them for ectoparasites. Murinae simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Genetic diversity was assessed using ntsys, popgene, tfpga, and treecon software. A taxonomy of components markus voelter, independent consultant, germany abstract the notion of a component is not really well defined for practical purposes. It consists of a complex of several separate lineages and nearly 3000 different strains of natural mutants, and transgenic and targeted mutant mice.