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Table 1 Summary selection history of the Dummerstorf mouse lines

From: Genomic characterization of the world’s longest selection experiment in mouse reveals the complexity of polygenic traits

 

FZTDU

DUK

DUC

DU6

DU6P

DUhLB

Established (year)

1969

1971

1971

1975

1975

1982

No. Founders (BPs)

NR

60

60

80

80

100

Trait increment

. 2×

Percentage selecteda

25–80

25–80

45–90

45–70

40–100

Relocationb at generation

160–164

165

163–164

154–155

154–155

120–121

BPs per generation before relocation

200

60–100

60–100

60–80

60–80

60–100

BPs after relocation (founders)

55

19

24

7

19

22

BPs per generation (current)

125

60

60

60–120

60

60

End of selection (at generation)

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

152

141

No. generations under selectionc

182/189

180/187

169/177

152/152

117/117

WGS at generation(s)

188/195

188/195

186/193

177/185

177/184

143/150

Alternative namesd

Fzt: DU, DUK, Ctrl

DU-K, FL1

DU-C, FL2

BW, Titan

PA

DU-hTP

  1. BPs breeding pairs, WGS whole genome sequencing, NR no records
  2. Trait increment: mean trait expression in the sampled generation compared with trait expression in starting generation
  3. aPercentage selected: percentage of litters from which parents were chosen
  4. bTransfer of animals to a new housing building in 2011
  5. cTotal generations under selection until first and second sampling
  6. dSee Additional file 3: Table S1 for references on alternative names