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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Michael V. Wiles, Mount Desert, ME (US);
Robert Taft, Southwest Harbor, ME (US);
Eva M. Eicher, Seal Cove, ME (US);
Inventors:
Michael V. Wiles, Mount Desert, ME (US);
Robert Taft, Southwest Harbor, ME (US);
Eva M. Eicher, Seal Cove, ME (US);
Assignee:
The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 67/027 (2006.01); A01K 67/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides novel methods of maintaining genetic stability of non-human animal inbred strains. In the methods, pedigree-tracked cryopreserved embryos derived from a foundation colony are produced and used to re-establish the foundation colony at appropriate intervals.