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Tyrp1 is the mendelian determinant of the Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) copper mutant.
Scientific reports - 27 Sept 2024
Cecil Raissa F, Strohl Lloyd, Thomas Maddie K, Schwartz James L, Timoshevskaya Nataliya, Smith Jeramiah J, Voss S Randal
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Several dozen Mendelian mutants have been discovered in axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) populations, including several that affect pigmentation. Four recessive mutants have been described in the scientific literature and genes for three of these have been identified. Here we describe and genetically dissect copper, a mutant with an albino-like phenotype known only from the pet trade. We performed a cross...
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