129S2 Inbred Mice

Nomenclature: 129S2/SvHsd

 129S2 Inbred Mice Origin

• The 129S2 inbred mouse was developed by Dunn in 1928 from a cross of coat color stocks and a chinchilla stock from Castle.

129S2 Inbred Mice Characteristics

• Coat: Light-bellied, agouti
• Litter average: 5.5
• Haplotype: H-2^b
• Incomplete or missing corpus callosum 
• Poor performance in memory and learning tasks

129S2 Inbred Mice Research Use

• Behavior
• Gene targeting
• Reproduction

Harlan Laboratories' Production

• We maintain on Teklad Global Diet 2018S within maximum security production facilities.