Table 2 Litter sizes in Cav3.2 and Cav2.3 null mutant breeding. (A) Litter sizes for Cav3.2+/− × Cav3.2+/−, Cav3.2+/− × Cav3.2+/+ and Cav3.2+/− × Cav3.2−/− breeding schemes. (B) Litter sizes for Cav2.3+/− × Cav2.3+/−, Cav2.3+/− × Cav2.3+/+ and Cav2.3+/− × Cav2.3−/− breeding schemes. All values are displayed as mean ± SEM.
(A) Cav3.2 Breeding scheme | ♂ + ♀ | ♀ | ♂ |
|---|---|---|---|
Cav3.2+/− × Cav3.2+/− | 5.93 ± 0.36 | 3.07 ± 0.25 | 3.07 ± 0.23 |
Cav3.2+/− × Cav3.2+/+ | 6.35 ± 0.37 | 3.05 ± 0.21 | 3.64 ± 0.29 |
Cav3.2+/− × Cav3.2−/− | 4.98 ± 0.25 | 2.48 ± 0.17 | 2.88 ± 0.19 |
p = 0.0109 | p = 0.0839 | p = 0.0845 |
(B) Cav2.3 Breeding scheme | ♂ + ♀ | ♀ | ♂ |
|---|---|---|---|
Cav2.3+/− × Cav2.3+/− | 6.35 ± 0.28 | 3.35 ± 0.16 | 3.30 ± 0.20 |
Cav2.3+/− × Cav2.3+/+ | 7.00 ± 0.32 | 3.43 ± 0.24 | 3.79 ± 0.23 |
Cav2.3+/− × Cav2.3−/− | 6.81 ± 0.27 | 3.54 ± 0.18 | 3.44 ± 0.22 |
p = 0.2791 | p = 0.7808 | p = 0.2923 |
