FSB

Inbr (Dn) 98. Black a, fs. Origin: furless mutation fs arose in unpedigreed stock at Ohio State University in 1951. Mutant females mated with C57BL/10 males. Charac. Low fecundity and viability. fs/fs mice grow a normal coat, but this thins at about 19 days. A new coat grows but persists only a short time. Mature mice are partly devoid of hair at all times. All types of hairs are shorter than normal (Green, 1954). Maint. by Dn.

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Green E. L. (1954) The genetics of a new hair deficiency, furless, in the house mouse. J. Hered. 45, 115-118.

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INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester, UK