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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
blnt
blunt tail
MGI:5544207
Summary 1 genotype
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hm1
blnt/blnt B6.Cg-blnt/GrsrJ MGI:5544211


Genotype
MGI:5544211
hm1
Allelic
Composition
blnt/blnt
Genetic
Background
B6.Cg-blnt/GrsrJ
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
blnt mutation (1 available); any blnt mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype

Shortened, blunted tail with irregular regions of reduced pigment in blnt/blnt mice (left) compared to sibling control (right)

integument
• the shortened, blunted tail usually has irregular regions of reduced pigment

limbs/digits/tail
• the shortened, blunted tail usually has irregular regions of reduced pigment
• slightly shorter than normal
• homozygotes have a tail that is slightly shorter than normal with a blunted, not tapered, tip

pigmentation
• the shortened, blunted tail usually has irregular regions of reduced pigment





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last database update
04/23/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory