Curly vibrissae, a new mutation in the Wistar-derived rat.

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A new mutation was identified in the PD (Preaxial Duplication) strain of rats, the main manifestations of which were curly and sparse vibrissae with retarded outer hair growth. As the main characteristic of this mutant rat is abnormally curled appearance of the vibrissae, "curly vibrissae" is proposed as the name of this mutant gene, and "cv" as its symbol. Genetic analyses reveal that the mutant characteristics...

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