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‘Grizzled’, a mutant in linkage group X of the mouse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Joyce L. Bloom  and
D. S. Falconer
Joyce L. Bloom
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Genetics, Edinburgh
D. S. Falconer
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Genetics, Edinburgh

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Grizzled (gr) is a recessive gene with complete penetrance but reduced viability. It is linked with waltzer (v) in linkage group X, the recombination frequency being 14·6 ± 2·6%. Its visible effect is to dilute the yellow pigment of the hairs. Body weight is reduced by about 25% atbirth and remains at about 10–20% below that of non-grizzled litter mates. Viability up to the time of classification is about 50–60% of that of non-grizzled litter mates. The mortality of grizzled homo-zygotes occurs at all stages from about 10 days of gestation up to the time of classification. No specific cause of the mortality was evident.

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Research Article
Information
Genetics Research , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , April 1966 , pp. 159 - 167
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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