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Phenotypes associated with this allele

Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID

Dct⁺
wild type
MGI:2432896

Summary

5 genotypes

Jump to	Allelic Composition	Genetic Background	Genotype ID
ht1	Dct^Slt-lt3J/Dct⁺	B6(Cg)-Dct^Slt-lt3J/J	MGI:3817201
cn2	Dct^tm1(cre)Bee/Dct⁺ Rest^tm1.1Yasu/Rest^tm1.1Yasu	involves: 129/Sv * 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6	MGI:6241506
cn3	Dct^tm1(cre)Bee/Dct⁺ Rest^tm1.1Yasu/Rest⁺	involves: 129/Sv * 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6	MGI:6241494
cx4	a/a Dct^Slt-lt/Dct⁺	involves: C3H/HeJ	MGI:5763609
cx5	A/? Dct^Slt-lt/Dct⁺	involves: C3H/HeJ	MGI:3576263

Allelic Composition	Dct^Slt-lt3J/Dct⁺
Genetic Background	B6(Cg)-Dct^Slt-lt3J/J

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Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Dct^Slt-lt3J mutation (1 available); any Dct mutation (36 available)

♀	phenotype observed in females
♂	phenotype observed in males
N	normal phenotype

pigmentation

diluted coat color ( J:141035 )

• coat color is dark grey instead of black

integument

diluted coat color ( J:141035 )

• coat color is dark grey instead of black

Allelic Composition	Dct^tm1(cre)Bee/Dct⁺ Rest^tm1.1Yasu/Rest^tm1.1Yasu
Genetic Background	involves: 129/Sv * 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6

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Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Dct^tm1(cre)Bee mutation (1 available); any Dct mutation (36 available)
Rest^tm1.1Yasu mutation (1 available); any Rest mutation (92 available)

♀	phenotype observed in females
♂	phenotype observed in males
N	normal phenotype

pigmentation

head spot ( J:230341 )

• in rare cases (2 of 40), mice develop a small white spot on their forehead

integument

head spot ( J:230341 )

• in rare cases (2 of 40), mice develop a small white spot on their forehead

Allelic Composition	Dct^tm1(cre)Bee/Dct⁺ Rest^tm1.1Yasu/Rest⁺
Genetic Background	involves: 129/Sv * 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6

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♀	phenotype observed in females
♂	phenotype observed in males
N	normal phenotype

pigmentation

pigmentation phenotype ( J:230341 )

N	• mice never form white spots including on the belly region

Allelic Composition	a/a Dct^Slt-lt/Dct⁺
Genetic Background	involves: C3H/HeJ

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Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
a mutation (166 available); any a mutation (468 available)
Dct^Slt-lt mutation (1 available); any Dct mutation (36 available)

♀	phenotype observed in females
♂	phenotype observed in males
N	normal phenotype

integument

diluted coat color ( J:27515 )

• on a non-agouti background, the coat color of mice heterozygous for Dct^Slt-lt is dark brown, closely resembling that of Dct^slt/Dct^slt or Dct^slt/Dct^Slt-lt mice.

pigmentation

diluted coat color ( J:27515 )

• on a non-agouti background, the coat color of mice heterozygous for Dct^Slt-lt is dark brown, closely resembling that of Dct^slt/Dct^slt or Dct^slt/Dct^Slt-lt mice.

Allelic Composition	A/? Dct^Slt-lt/Dct⁺
Genetic Background	involves: C3H/HeJ

Find Mice

Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
A mutation (80 available); any a mutation (468 available)
Dct^Slt-lt mutation (1 available); any Dct mutation (36 available)

♀	phenotype observed in females
♂	phenotype observed in males
N	normal phenotype

pigmentation

diluted coat color ( J:27515 )

• on an agouti background, the coat color of mice heterozygous for Dct^Slt-lt is light agouti.

integument

diluted coat color ( J:27515 )

• on an agouti background, the coat color of mice heterozygous for Dct^Slt-lt is light agouti.

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