These nomenclature changes affect the strain names for inbred 129 mice and all mice carrying transgenes, or spontaneous or targeted mutations on a 129 background. Many targeted mutations (e.g. , knockouts) are maintained on a mixture of C57BL/6 and a particular 129 strain.
sulcus noun [C] uk / ËsÊl.kÉs / us / ËsÊl.kÉs / plural sulci / ËsÊl.saÉª / specialized âº a gap where the surface of a structure is folded, for example in the brain
A meniscus is the curved surface at the top of a column of liquid. In a science class, this liquid is usually water or some sort of aqueous solution, and the column is usually a graduated cylinder or a pipet. As you may have noticed, when water is in such a thin glass tube, it does not have a flat surface at the top.