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Kit^W-v/Kit⁺ mice are gray with a light belly and variable white spotting. They lack pigmentation on the feet and tail. Kit^W-v/Kit⁺ also exhibit impaired resistance to parasitic infection and an intrinsic progenitor cell defect.

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Photo donated for Mouse Genome Database use. J:110244

Associated Alleles

Symbol	Name
Kit^W-v	KIT proto-oncogene receptor tyrosine kinase; viable dominant spotting

Associated Genotypes

Allelic Composition	Genetic Background
Kit^W-v/Kit^+	C57BL/6J-Kit^W-v/J