Taking some Acot6 mutant mice as an example:
| Colony Prefix |
Name |
Genotype |
Coat |
Sex |
D.O.B. |
Age (weeks) |
Earclip |
| MBML |
MBML36.3a |
Acot6/+ |
Black |
Male |
17-Nov-09 |
3.2 |
1L |
| MBML |
MBML36.3e |
Acot6/+ |
Black |
Female |
17-Nov-09 |
3.2 |
1L |
| MBML |
MBML39.3a |
Acot6/+ |
Black |
Male |
15-Nov-09 |
3.5 |
1L 2R |
| MBML |
MBML39.3b |
Acot6/+ |
Black |
Female |
15-Nov-09 |
3.5 |
2L |
The Identity of each mouse is built up from an unique WTSI internal four letter prefix (MBML; colony prefix), the pairing number (36 or 39), the litter number within that pairing (3), and the pup born within that litter ( a,b,c,d,e, etc. = 1,2,3,4, 5, etc.).
The ear mark (1L, 1L2R etc., where L=Left and R=Right) describes the ear clipping pattern to identify the individual mouse.
