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Table 1 Comparison of gene knockout strategies in rodents

From: Mutagenesis in rodents using the L1 retrotransposon

Criteria

Retroviral

ENU

Retrotransposon

Disrupt genes completely

Yes

No

Yes

Random mutation

No

Yes

Yes

High frequency mutation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Quickly map mutations

Yes

No

Yes

Efficiently create knockout animals

No

Yes

Yes

  1. ENU, N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea.