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== Phenotyping ==
== Phenotyping ==
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A swim test was used to phenotype ''het'' mice, ''tlt'' mice, and their littermates. Wiltype mice (+/+) swam toward the side of the pool. Homozygous ''het'' mice (''het''/''het'') and ''tlt'' mice (''tlt''/''tlt'') were identified by their inability to swim while keeping their head above water; instead, they swim in circles and somersault towards underwater. Heterozygotes (''het''/+ or ''tlt''/+) were identified by an intermediate phenotype.
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A swim test was used to phenotype ''het'' mice, ''tlt'' mice, and their littermates. Wildtype mice (+/+) swam toward the side of the pool. Homozygous ''het'' mice (''het''/''het'') and ''tlt'' mice (''tlt''/''tlt'') were identified by their inability to swim while keeping their head above water; instead, they swam in circles and somersault towards underwater. Heterozygotes (''het''/+ or ''tlt''/+) were identified by an intermediate phenotype.
== ''het'' ==
== ''het'' ==