Mus musculus

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Mus musculus is the scientific name for a mouse. Mus musculus are commonly used as model organisms in research labs, as compared to other model organisms the mouse is the closest relative to humans and therefore opens many possibilities to studying things such as human diseases [1].




References 

  1. ↑ Web page(2004) 'Model organisms: The mouse' By Richard TwymanfckLRhttp://genome.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_wtd020804.html last assessed: 25/11/2014
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