Article
Misty (m) affects growth traits.
The American journal of physiology - 1 Jul 1998
Truett G E, Tempelman R J, Walker J A, Wilson J K
Abstract excerpt
The misty (m) coat color mutation is commonly maintained in linkage disequilibrium with the obesity mutation diabetes (Leprdb) to serve as a marker for Leprdb genotype. Comparisons among Leprdb genotypes are made under the untested assumption that m has no effects on traits under investigation. W...
Topics
- Aging
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- Body Weight
- Crosses, Genetic
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Growth
- Hair Color
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Mutant Strains
- Obesity
- Sex Characteristics