integument
• noticed in new truncal coat by 6 days of age
• all hair types are present but are thin and curly
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• coat is uneven
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waved hair
(
J:90
)
• coat is slightly delayed and uneven
• with new generations of hair, coat is thicker and curlier
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• follicles fail to lengthen
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• cell size and arrangement is abnormal
• is the result of an abnormal interaction of dermis and epidermis
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• the bulb remains small and rounded
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wavy vibrissae
(
J:90
)
• whiskers are thin and slightly waved
• noticed between birth and 2 days
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• period of active hair growth is reduced
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• dermal-epidermal exchange experiments show mutant epidermis is unable to produce normal hair in response to dermal signals
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