There are different ear notch
systems. The GTTF uses the one described in Manipulating the Mouse Embryo
- A Laboratory Manual (ref.). This system allows mice to be numbered
from 1 to 99.
Hogan B, Beddington R, Costantini F and Lacy E, ed. 1994. Manipulating
the Mouse Embryo - A Laboratory Manual, 2nd ed. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Press.