Differential expression of a new dominant agouti allele (Aiapy) is correlated with methylation state and is influenced by parental lineage.

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The agouti gene normally confers the wild-type coat color of mice. Dominant mutations at the agouti locus result in a pleiotropic syndrome that is characterized by excessive amounts of yellow pigment in the coat, obesity, a non-insulin-dependent diabetic-like condition, and the propensity to form a variety of tumors. Here, we describe a new dominant mutation at the agouti locus in which an intracisternal...

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