Linkage relations of dumpy, a recessive mutant on chromosome 13 of the mouse.

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A mutant characterized by small size, short snout, short middle and inner metatarsals and hallux, low vigor, and poor reproduction appeared in F2 from a cross of BALB/c in 1965. It proved recessive and was named dumpy, with symbol dpy. After some 10 years of maintenance, the stock showed much improved vigor and reproduction, but it is not carried on a pure-strain background. Linkage was found with satin (sa) in...

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