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Norway rat: see rat rat, name applied to various stout-bodied rodents , usually having a pointed muzzle, long slender tail, and dexterous forepaws. It refers particularly to the two species of house rat, Rattus norvegicus, the brown, or Norway, rat and R. ..... Click the link for more information. . 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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Roof rats are "more timid" than the Norways, whose scientific name is Rattus Norvegicus, Harwood explains. Each of the 20 oligonucleotides, derived from the 19 Rattus norvegicus genes and a control bacteriophage M13, was coupled to xMAP microspheres with a unique fluorescence emission wavelength. Now, however, researchers have constructed the first genetic map to span the entire genome of the laboratory rat, Rattus norvegicus. |
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