• the first coat is a uniform light tan

• at the first molt, the body hair becomes lighter, and the ears, nose, tail and scrotum become dark

• mutants treated with nitisinone show increased pigmentation in areas of new hair growth

• mutants exhibit iris transillumination that is not observed in wild-type mice

• mutants treated with nitisinone show increased pigmentation in the irides

• eyes are minimally pigmented and appear red

• the first coat is a uniform light tan

• at the first molt, the body hair becomes lighter, and the ears, nose, tail and scrotum become dark

• mutants treated with nitisinone show increased pigmentation in areas of new hair growth

• mutants exhibit iris transillumination that is not observed in wild-type mice

• mutants treated with nitisinone show increased pigmentation in the irides

• eyes are minimally pigmented and appear red

• the fully grown juvenile coat is pale tan with little evidence of darkening of extremities except the tail

• at birth

• pink eye color of the new born darkens to ruby-colored by weaning

• at birth

• pink eye color of the new born darkens to ruby-colored by weaning

• at one week of age affected mice are slightly darker than albinos, particularly on tail

• the body coat color may range from unifrom to slightly lighter dorsal and ventral across the shoulders, darker toward the tail where a very dark ring of body fur develops adjacent to the tail

• at first molt the nose, ears, tail, and scrotum but not the feet become considerably darker; the rest of the body becomes lighter

• dark hair on the nose extends back to the anterior border of the eyes

• the fully grown juvenile coat is pale tan with little evidence of darkening of extremities except the tail

• mice have slight pigmentation of the coat

• the amount of melanin found in anagen hairbulbs is reduced by more than 10-fold compared to wild-type mice

• mice have slight pigmentation of the coat

• the amount of melanin found in anagen hairbulbs is reduced by more than 10-fold compared to wild-type mice

• coats of juvenile mice are very pale buff

• coloring is intermediate between pink of albinos and deep ruby of homozygous himalayan

• coloring is intermediate between pink of albinos and deep ruby of homozygous himalayan

• although indistinguishable from albino at birth coat color is intermediate between albino and homozygous himalayan at about one week of age

• with the first molt extremities darken but not as dark as seen in the homozygote

• coats of juvenile mice are very pale buff

• the coat is lighter than mice that are homozygous Tyr^c-h but indistinguishable from acromelanic homozygotes

• the coat is lighter than mice that are homozygous Tyr^c-h but indistinguishable from acromelanic homozygotes

• coat color is lighter than homozygous chinchilla but not albino

• coat color is lighter than homozygous chinchilla but not albino