Relationship between Classical Mutation Nonagouti and Japanese Fancy Mouse (IMAGE)

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Relationship between Classical Mutation Nonagouti and Japanese Fancy Mouse

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The nested retrotransposition of the β4 sequence into VL30 at the agouti gene is a true cause of nonagouti and the mutation is probably arose in JF1.

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Tsuyushi Koide, the National Institute of Genetics (NIG) in Japan

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