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The mouse that roared

The laboratory mouse has become an indispensable tool for investigators in many areas of biomedical research. The availability of the full mouse genome sequence will immeasurably advance both the character and the pace of discovery.

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Figure 1: Sequencing subject — a C57BL/6J mouse.

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