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A new allelic series for the underwhite gene on mouse chromosome 15.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Sweet H O, Brilliant M H, Cook S A, Johnson K R, Davisson M T
Abstract excerpt
A new allelic series at the underwhite gene is described. Three of the alleles in the series--uw, uwd, and Uwdbr--arose as spontaneous mutations on different genetic backgrounds at The Jackson Laboratory. We report here the visible phenotypes and dominance hierarchy of these alleles, all of which are defined by a reduction of pigmentation in both eye and coat color. Electron microscopic analysis of retinal...
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