Primary Identifier | MGI:1855941 | Allele Type | Spontaneous |
Gene | a | Inheritance Mode | Other (see notes) |
Strain of Origin | English fancy stock | Is Recombinase | false |
Is Wild Type | false |
description | This allele is recessive to A and Aw on the dorsum and dominant to all agouti alleles on the ventrum except for Aw from which it is indistinguishable (J:78801) . |
molecularNote | This allele comprises a 6 kb insertion containing a retrovirus-like transposable element VL30 and a single 526 bp repeat into the first intron of the agouti gene at the same position as for alleles a and Aw. |