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Table 2 Number of offspring per litter and total litter weight at birth for Ctrl and FL2 mouse lines after 172 generations of selection

From: Selection for female traits of high fertility affects male reproductive performance and alters the testicular transcriptional profile

Mouse line

Ctrl

FL2

Offspring per litter

11.4 ± 3.3

21.9*** ± 2.6 (192%)

Total litter weight at birth [g]

20.8 ± 4.8

40.4*** ± 4.5 (194%)

  1. Proportions (%) to Ctrl are indicated. Data were tested for normal distribution and analyzed by Student’s t-test (***, p < .0001)
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BMC Genomics

ISSN: 1471-2164

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