Genetical studies on the skeleton of the mouse

Summary

Skeletal variations observed in six wild populations of mice are of a similar kind to those found in tame strains. The incidence of individual anomalies may vary greatly from population to population and is probably determined genetically.

The author wishes to express his gratitude to the ‘Stiftung zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung an der Universität Bern’ for financial support which enabled him to spend several months of 1948 in Great Britain. For laboratory facilities during that period he is indebted to Profs. J. B. S. Haldane, F.R.S. and C.H. Waddington, F.R.S. I am grateful to Dr H. Grüneberg who suggested this investigation and assisted me in the preparation of the manuscript. For help in procuring the wild mice, I am under an obligation to Dr R.E. Rewell, of the Zoological Gardens, London, Dr M. T. Morgan, M.C., M.D., Medical Officer, Port of London, and Miss P. Murphy (Edinburgh).