Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
I. The Coat of the Mouse and Its Development
Chapter 2: The Agouti and Extension Series of Alleles, Umbrous, and Sable
I. The Agouti Locus
II. The Extension Series of Alleles
III. "Umbrous" and Sable Determinants
Chapter 3: The b-Locus and c (Albino) Series of Alleles
I. The b-Locus
II. The c (Albino) Series of Alleles
Chapter 4: Dilute and Leaden, the p-Locus, Ruby-Eye, and Ruby-Eye-2
I. Dilute (d) and Leaden (ln)
II. The p-Locus (Pink-Eyed Dilution)
III. Ruby-Eye (ru)
IV. Ruby-Eye-2 (ru-2)
Chapter 5: Grey-Lethal, Grizzled, Mocha, Pallid, Muted, Misty, and Pearl
I. Grey-Lethal (gl)
II. Grizzled (gr)
III. Mocha (mh)
IV. Pallid (pa)
V. Muted (mu)
VI. Misty (m)
VII. Pearl (pe)
Chapter 6: Beige, Silver, Greying with Age, and Other Determinants
I. Beige (bg)
II. Silver (si)
III. Greying with Age (Ga)
IV. Other Determinants
Chapter 7: The Pigment Patterns of Allophenic Mice and Their Significance
I. The Standard Pattern
II. Modified Patterns
III. Inception of Gene Activity
IV. Expression of Albinism and Occurrence of Bicolored Hairs
V. Hair Follicle Clones
VI. Expression of Allophenic Patterns in Single Genotype Mice
VII. Allophenic Patterns and the Etiology of White Spotting
Chapter 8: X-Linked Determinants
I. X-Chromosome Inactivation and the Allophenic Model
II. The Mottled Locus
III. Yellow Mottling (Ym) and Pewter (Pew)
Chapter 9: White Spotting: Piebald, Lethal Spotting, and Belted
I. Introduction
II. Piebald Alleles
III. Lethal Spotting (ls)
IV. Belted
Chapter 10: Dominant Spotting, Patch, and Rump-White
I. Dominant Spotting (W-Locus)
II. Patch (Ph) and Rump-White (Rw)
Chapter 11: Steel, Flexed-Tailed, Splotch, and Varitint-Waddler
I. Steel (Sl)
II. Flex-Tailed (f)
III. Splotch (Sp) and Delayed Splotch (Spd)
IV. Varitint-Waddler (Va) and Varitint-Waddler-J (Vaj)
Chapter 12: Microphthalmia and Other Considerations
I. Microphthalmia Locus
II. Other Determinants Associated with White Spotting
III. Influence of Some Coat-Color Determinants on White Spotting
IV. Mutation Rates
References
Subject Index
Image Index