Article
Genetic analysis of the black pigment mutation in the Mongolian gerbil.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Waring A D, Poole T W
Abstract excerpt
The black pigment mutation of the Mongolian gerbil is inherited as an autosomal recessive and is not linked to the pigment mutation spotted (Sp). Black gerbils have deep glossy black coats, yellow perineal hairs, and small white patches under the chin and across the front feet. The black hairs are pigmented entirely with eumelanin including numerous cortical granules. The similarities between the black gerbil...
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