Mouse pictures of agouti(a) alleles

PICTURES OF MICE

9 Pictures of Mice illustrating the phenotype of different alleles of the a locus

Nonagouti (black) (left) and yellow alleles (right)

a/a (left) A^y/a (right)

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Picture: Lluis Montoliu

Nonagouti (black)

a/a

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Picture: Lluis Montoliu

Nonagouti (black)

a/a

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Picture: Lluis Montoliu

white bellied agouti (left) and wild-type agouti alleles (right)

A^w/A⁺ (left) A⁺/A⁺ (right)

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Picture: Lluis Montoliu

white bellied agouti (left) and wild-type agouti alleles (right)

A^w/A⁺ (left) A⁺/A⁺ (right)

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^{(R1 ES cell derived mice)}

Picture: Lluis Montoliu

wild-type agouti(left) and white bellied agouti alleles (right)

in a pinkeyed dilution (p/p) genetic background

A⁺/A⁺ (left) A^w/A⁺ (right)

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^{(R1 ES cell derived mice)}

Picture: Lluis Montoliu

wild-type agouti(left) and white bellied agouti alleles (right)

in a pinkeyed dilution (p/p) genetic background

A⁺/A⁺ (left) A^w/A⁺ (right)

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^{(R1 ES cell derived mice)}

Picture: Lluis Montoliu

yellow allele

A^y/a

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Picture: Lidia Kos

Nonagouti (black, left), brown ( center above), Slaty (right)

a/a (left) Tyrp1^b/Tyrp1^b (center)

Dct^slt/Dct^slt (right)

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Picture: Lynn Lamoreux

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