Analysis Tools
pigmentation
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• aging mutants older then 6 months tend to acquire an orange hue to their normally chocolate brown colored coats
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integument
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• aging mutants older then 6 months tend to acquire an orange hue to their normally chocolate brown colored coats
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• coat appears disheveled by 3 weeks of age and stays messy when ruffled
• after 3 months of age, the coat appears nearly as sleek as normal, although it remains messy when ruffled
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• disoriented guard hairs are detected at 1 week of age
• at 3 weeks of age, the guard hairs stick out at odd angles, and many guard hairs have hooks at their tips
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long toenails
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J:61104
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• about half of mutants older than 3 months have long curled nails on the fifth hind digit
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• whiskers are abnormal and show a disorderly array by 3 days of age; 100% penetrance
• after 3 weeks of age, many whiskers break or have frizzy ends
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• whiskers are curled forward over the tip of the snout
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• whiskers are sometimes kinked at the tip
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skin lesions
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J:61104
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• about half of mutants older than 3 months of age exhibit scabbing and loss of tissue at the tail tip and rims of the pinnae
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limbs/digits/tail
long toenails
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J:61104
)
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• about half of mutants older than 3 months have long curled nails on the fifth hind digit
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