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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:3044414
Allelic
Composition
MitfMi-wh/Mitf+
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL * DBA
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Mouse lines carrying:
MitfMi-wh mutation (8 available); any Mitf mutation (72 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype

MitfMi-wh/+

pigmentation
• coat color is gray and somewhat lighter than that of Myo5ad homozygotes (J:13058)
• coat color darkens slightly with age (J:13058)
• small spots may occur on the back, but spotting is not found on the head
• reduced foot pigmentation
• reduced tail pigmentation
• moderate dilution of the iris pigmentation
• eyes are a very dark ruby color

limbs/digits/tail
• reduced tail pigmentation

vision/eye
• moderate dilution of the iris pigmentation
• eyes are a very dark ruby color

integument
• coat color is gray and somewhat lighter than that of Myo5ad homozygotes (J:13058)
• coat color darkens slightly with age (J:13058)
• small spots may occur on the back, but spotting is not found on the head
• reduced foot pigmentation
• reduced tail pigmentation


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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
03/12/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory