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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
uwl
underwhite-like
MGI:3606749
Summary 1 genotype
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hm1
uwl/uwl C57BL/6J-uwl/GrsrJ MGI:3615764


Genotype
MGI:3615764
hm1
Allelic
Composition
uwl/uwl
Genetic
Background
C57BL/6J-uwl/GrsrJ
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Mouse lines carrying:
uwl mutation (1 available); any uwl mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype

Dorsal view of uwl/ uwl

pigmentation
• coat remains a light color throughout the animal's life
• coat is a light cream color with a flesh tone and not very different from albino
• lightness of the underwhite coat color is more extreme that the original underwhite mutation
• light skin color at birth
• lighter in color
• lighter in color
• unpigmented eyes at birth that become ruby colored at maturity

vision/eye
• unpigmented eyes at birth that become ruby colored at maturity

hearing/vestibular/ear
• lighter in color

limbs/digits/tail
• lighter in color

craniofacial
• lighter in color

integument
• coat remains a light color throughout the animal's life
• coat is a light cream color with a flesh tone and not very different from albino
• lightness of the underwhite coat color is more extreme that the original underwhite mutation
• light skin color at birth
• lighter in color
• lighter in color

growth/size/body
• lighter in color





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last database update
08/02/2024
MGI 6.24
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