| Title: | Olfactory discrimination of urinary odortypes from congenic strains (DBA/1Bg and DBA1.C57BL10-YBg) of mice differing in their Y chromosomes |
| Author(s): | Monahan E; Yamazaki K; Beauchamp GK; Maxson SC; |
| Address: | "Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269-4154" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0001-8244 (Print) 0001-8244 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Differential effects of one or more genes in the nonpseudoautosomal region of the DBA1 and C57BL10 Y chromosomes on offensive attack may be mediated, at least in part, by differential effects of this Y chromosomal gene(s) on the sending and receiving of discriminable urinary odortypes. This hypothesis is based, in part, on the report that urine from a pair of Y chromosomal congenic strains (C57BL6.AKR-Y and C57BL6) of mice can be discriminated in a Y maze test. The AKR and C57BL6 Y chromosomes come from two distinct species of mouse (Mus domesticus and Mus musculus, respectively). Thus, this Y chromosomal variant exists between mouse species. The DBA1 and C57BL10 Y chromosomes come from a single species, Mus musculus. Here we show that in the Y maze system previously used, urine from mice with the DBA1 and with the C57BL10 Y chromosomes can also be discriminated. Thus, there are discriminable urinary odortypes for this pair of Y chromosomes from the same species, Mus musculus" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Crosses, Genetic Discrimination Learning Male Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL Mice, Inbred DBA *Phenotype *Selection, Genetic Sex Attractants/*urine Smell/*genetics *Y Chromosome;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineMonahan, E Yamazaki, K Beauchamp, G K Maxson, S C eng GM-32096/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. 1993/05/01 Behav Genet. 1993 May; 23(3):251-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01082463" |
