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Here will be a table/list of all the genes that I will be covering in this essay, each with a link to the wiki section detailing that gene.
|
Locus |
Genes |
Description |
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A |
.. Agouti - also known as the "wild type" | |
|
Ay |
.. Yellow - also known as fawn, golden, and red | |
|
Avy |
.. Viable Yellow - known in the US and UK as brindle | |
|
AW |
.. White-bellied agouti | |
|
at |
.. Tan - responsible for tan and fox bellies | |
|
a |
.. Non-agouti - non-yellow mice with no ticking | |
|
ae |
.. Extreme non-agouti | |
|
am |
.. Mottled non-agouti |
|
B |
.. Black - standard black pigmentation | |
|
b |
.. Brown - diluted black pigment |
|
C |
.. Full colour - no pigment dilution | |
|
c |
.. Albino - complete absence of pigment | |
|
ch |
.. Himilayan - colour-point dilution | |
|
cch |
.. Chinchilla - dilution of yellow pigment | |
|
ce |
.. Extreme - strong dilution, almost albino |
|
D |
.. No blue dilution | |
|
d |
.. Blue dilution |
|
E |
.. Extended - darkens over-all colour | |
|
Eso |
.. Sombre - deep glossy black | |
|
e |
.. Recessive Gold |
|
P |
.. Black eyes | |
|
p |
.. Pink eyes |
Colourations. Includes: cream, buff, umbrous, pearl, silvering, and roan.
Markings. Includes: the W locus, brindling, tortoiseshell, headspot, and banding.
Coat Types. Includes: satin and satin-like, longhairs, and hairless.
Miscellaneous Genes. Includes: tailed and manx.
Don't see the phenotype you're looking for? Try the search function, or check to bottom of the individual locus page for uncommon mutations of the genes shown above.
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