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The Journal of Heredity 1987:78(3):183-186
© 1987 The American Genetic Association 78:183-186

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Platinum coat color locus in the deer mouse

K. M. Dodson, W. D. Dawson, S. O. Van Ooteghem, B. S. Cushing, and G. R. Haigh

Department of Biology, University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208
Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Wright State University Dayton OH 45435
Department of Zoology, Michigan State University East Lansing MI 48824

Abstract

Platinum coat color in the deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus, is an autosomal recessive trait marking a locus, pt, distinct from silver (sl), albino (c), blonde (bl), brown (b), and agouti (a). Platinum deer mice are conspicuously pale, with light ears and tall stripe. The pewter trait is allelic with and phenotypically identical to platinum, and represents an independent recurrence of this mutant. The rate of recoveries of coat color mutations from wild deer mice is consistent with available data for recurring mutation rates balanced by strong selection against the recessive phenotype.


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