Evidence from mtDNA sequences that common laboratory strains of inbred mice are descended from a single female.
D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D001483:Base Sequence; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C / Q000235:genetics; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL / Q000235:genetics; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains / Q000235:genetics*
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes