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12 Pictures of Mice illustrating the phenotype of different alleles of the Tyr locus

 

Tyrosinase chinchilla allele

 

Tyrosinase chinchilla allele

Tyrc-ch/Tyrc-ch

 

Genetic background:

Tyrc-ch/Tyrc-ch

 

Picture: Lluis Montoliu

 

Tyrosinase albino and wild-type alleles

 

Tyrosinase albino and wild-type alleles

Tyrc/Tyrc  (left) Tyr+/Tyr+ (right)

 

Genetic background:

albino outbred NMRI

 

Picture: Lluis Montoliu

 

Tyrosinase albino and wild-type alleles

 

Tyrosinase albino and wild-type alleles

Tyrc/Tyrc  (left) Tyr+/Tyr+ (right)

 

Genetic background:

albino outbred NMRI

 

Picture: Lluis Montoliu

 

 

Tyrosinase albino allele

 

Tyrosinase albino allele

Tyrc/Tyrc

 

Genetic background:

albino outbred NMRI

 

Picture: Lluis Montoliu

 

Tyrosinase wild-type allele

 

Tyrosinase wild-type allele ("Agouti colour")

Tyr+/Tyr+

 

Genetic background:

129S1:129X1

(R1 ES cell derived mice)

 

Picture: Lluis Montoliu

 

Tyrosinase chinchilla-mottled allele

 

Tyrosinase chinchilla-mottled allele

Tyrc-m/Tyrc-m

 

Genetic background:

Tyrc-m/Tyrc-m

Origin: MRC Harwell, UK

 

Picture: Lluis Montoliu

 

 

Tyrosinase chinchilla mottled allele

 

Tyrosinase chinchilla-mottled allele

Tyrc-m/Tyrc-m

 

Genetic background:

Tyrc-m/Tyrc-m

Origin: MRC Harwell, UK

 

Picture: Lluis Montoliu

 

 

Tyrosinase chinchilla mottled and extreme dilution mottled alleles

 

Tyrosinase chinchilla mottled and extreme dilution mottled alleles

Tyrc-m/Tyrc-m  (left) Tyrc-em/Tyrc-em (centre)

 Tyrc-em/Tyrc (right)

 

Genetic background:

Tyrc-m/Tyrc-m, Tyrc-em/Tyrc-em, Tyrc-em/Tyrc

Origin: MRC Harwell, UK

 

Picture included in: Lavado et al. JBC (2005) 280(6): 4817-24

 

Picture: Lluis Montoliu

 

Tyrosinase extreme dilution mottled allele

 

Tyrosinase extreme dilution mottled allele

Tyrc/Tyrc (left, albino) Tyrc-em/Tyrc-em (centre)

 Tyrc-em/Tyrc (right)

 

Genetic background:

albino outbred NMRI, Tyrc-em/Tyrc-em, Tyrc-em/Tyrc

Origin: MRC Harwell, UK

 

Picture: Lluis Montoliu

 

Tyrosinase extreme dilution mottled allele

 

Tyrosinase extreme dilution mottled allele

Tyrc/Tyrc (left, albino) Tyrc/Tyrc-em (right)

 

Genetic background:

albino outbred NMRI, , Tyrc-em/Tyrc

Origin: MRC Harwell, UK

 

Picture: Lluis Montoliu

 

Tyrosinase extreme dilution mottled allele

 

Tyrosinase extreme dilution mottled allele

Tyrc-em/Tyrc-em

 

Genetic background:

Tyrc-em/Tyrc-em

Origin: MRC Harwell, UK

 

Picture: Lluis Montoliu

 

Tyrosinase chinchilla mottled allele

 

Tyrosinase chinchilla-mottled allele

Tyrc-m/Tyrc-m

 

Genetic background:

Tyrc-m/Tyrc-m

Origin: MRC Harwell, UK

 

Picture: Lluis Montoliu

 

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