The Tyr (albino) locus of the laboratory mouse

Mammalian Genome

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 749-758

  Beermann, Friedrich ^a   Orlow, Seth J ^b   Lamoreux, M Lynn ^c  

^a National Center of Competence in Research in Molecular Oncology   (Switzerland)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; TYROSINE;

ALBINISM; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BREED; CHINA; CONGENIC STRAIN; EGYPT; EYE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC DISORDER; INHERITANCE; JAPAN; LABORATORY; MAMMAL; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT DISORDER; REVIEW; SKIN PIGMENTATION; WILD TYPE;

ALBINISM; ALLELES; ANIMALS; MELANINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; MUTATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 10944248800     PISSN: 09388990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00335-004-4002-8     Document Type: Review

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