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"Overall, mice and humans share virtually the same set of genes. Almost every gene found in one species so far has been found in a closely related form in the o
by helph67 2y ago
"Overall, mice and humans share virtually the same set of genes. Almost every gene found in one species so far has been found in a closely related form in the other. Of the approximately 4,000 genes that have been studied, less than 10 are found in one species but not in the other." https://www.genome.gov/10001345/importance-of-mouse-genome https://www.genome.gov/10001345/importance-of-mouse-genome
- adamredwoods 2y agoMice models are valuable, but... "One reason that mouse models might not completely mimic human disorders is that mice simply might not be capable of expressing some cognitive human disease symptoms that are apparent to the observer. For example, Huntington's disease patients show dyskinesia (involuntary movements), whereas mice do not." https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/the-use-of-animal-models-in-studying-855/ https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/the-use-of-animal-...