Table 1 Reproductive capacity of control versus mutant mice.
Control | Mutant | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Males | 2–12 mo | 6 | 4 |
2–6 mo | 6 | 4 | |
6–12 mo | 7 | 7 | |
WT females | 2–12 mo | 25 | 22 |
2–6 mo | 15 | 9 | |
6–12 mo | 18 | 21 | |
WT females w/pups | 2–12 mo | 24 (96%) | 10 (45.5%) |
2–6 mo | 14 (93.3%) | 6 (66.7%) | |
6–12 mo | 18 (100%) | 4 (19%) | |
Pups | 2–12 mo | 580 | 97 |
2–6 mo | 268 | 58 | |
6–12 mo | 357 | 39 | |
Litters | 2–12 mo | 78 | 18 |
2–6 mo | 37 | 12 | |
6–12 mo | 47 | 6 | |
Litter size | 2–12 mo | 7.6 ± 2.4 | 5.4 ± 3.4** |
2–6 mo | 7.2 ± 2.4 | 4.8 ± 3.5* | |
6–12 mo | 7.8 ± 2.6 | 6.5 ± 3.1 |