Article
Fine structure mapping and deletion analysis of the murine piebald locus.
Genetics - 1 Jan 1994
Metallinos D L, Oppenheimer A J, Rinchik E M, Russell L B, Dietrich W, Tilghman S M
Abstract excerpt
piebald (s) is a recessive mutation that affects the development of two cell types of neural crest origin: the melanocytes, responsible for pigment synthesis in the skin, and enteric ganglia, which innervate the lower bowel. As a result, mice carrying piebald mutations exhibit white spotting in t...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Chromosome Mapping
- Crosses, Genetic
- DNA
- DNA Primers
- Female
- Genes, Recessive
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Markers
- Hair Color
- Homozygote
- Liver
