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house mouseCommon mouse species (Mus musculus, family Muridae), the mouse most often encountered in buildings. The house mouse has been distributed by humans from Eurasia to all inhabited areas of the world and usually seeks shelter and food in human dwellings. Brown or gray, it grows up to 8 in. (20 cm) long, including a 4-in. (10-cm) tail. It consumes almost anything edible, even sampling soap, paste, and glue. It matures quickly and is ready to mate two to three months after birth. In warm areas or heated buildings, it breeds throughout the year. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Two developments in the early eighties, less than twenty years before the mouse genome had been fully sequenced, sharply increased the demand for the lab mouse in all sectors. All of the rodents in Larsson's study were dead within 14 months; in contrast, a typical lab mouse lives 24 to 36 months. Those researchers used the amphibian equivalent of a lab mouse, a frog native to South Africa. |
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