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Red-eyed dilution (rd), a novel coat-color mutant gene in the musk shrew (Suncus murinus, Insectivora).
Jikken dobutsu. Experimental animals - 1 Apr 1992
Ohno T, Oda S, Ishikawa A, Namikawa T
Abstract excerpt
A novel coat-color mutant was found in the musk shrew (Suncus murinus). Mutant shrews were characterized by light-gray coat, pinkish skin and red eyes. Mating experiment demonstrated that the mutant character was controlled by a single autosomal recessive gene. The gene could be traced back to at least four heterozygous carriers captured in Naha city, Okinawa in 1983. The name, red-eyed dilution, was proposed for...
Topics
- Animals
- Eye Color
- Female
- Genes, Recessive
- Genetic Linkage
- Genotype
- Hair Color
- Male
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Shrews