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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:3055548
Allelic
Composition
KitW-f/Kit+
Genetic
Background
involves: C3H/HePas
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Mouse lines carrying:
KitW-f mutation (2 available); any Kit mutation (175 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
pigmentation
• typical dilution of pigmented areas not observed on strain of origin but is noted on C57BL/6 background
• sharply demarcated but variable in size, sometimes reduced to a few hairs
• presence is background sensitive
• sharply demarcated but variable in size, sometimes reduced to a few hairs
• presence is background sensitive

hematopoietic system

limbs/digits/tail

integument
• typical dilution of pigmented areas not observed on strain of origin but is noted on C57BL/6 background
• sharply demarcated but variable in size, sometimes reduced to a few hairs
• presence is background sensitive
• sharply demarcated but variable in size, sometimes reduced to a few hairs
• presence is background sensitive


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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
01/28/2026
MGI 6.24
The Jackson Laboratory