Quantitative trait loci mapping of three loci controlling morphine preference using inbred mouse strains

  • Wade H. Berrettini
  • , Thomas N. Ferraro
  • , Robert C. Alexander
  • , Arthur M. Buchberg
  • , Wolfgang H. Vogel

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Abstract

Quantitative trait loci mapping was used to identify the chromosomal location of genes which contribute to oral morphine preference (in a two–bottle choice paradigm) of C57BL/6J mice, compared to DBA/2J mice. An F2 intercross of these two strains (606 mice) was phenotyped for morphine preference and those mice demonstrating extreme values for morphine consumption (the highest and lowest 7.7%) were genotyped for 157 murine microsatellite polymorphisms. Maximum likelihood methods revealed three loci on murine chromosomes 1, 6 and 10 which are responsible for nearly 85% of the genetic variance observed between the two parental strains.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)54-58
Number of pages5
JournalNature Genetics
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1994
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Genetics

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