| Primary Identifier | MGI:3580525 | Allele Type | Transgenic |
| Attribute String | Recombinase | Gene | Tg(Tyr-cre)3Gfk |
| Strain of Origin | (C57BL/6 x CBA)F2 or (C57BL/6 x 129)F2 | Is Recombinase | true |
| Is Wild Type | false |
| description | Strain of origin for these mtransgenes is either BCBF2 or B6129F2. They were subsequently backcrossed to C57BL/6 for maintainance. |
| molecularNote | These transgenes express cre under the control of the tyrosinase promoter. Three lines were reported. Lines 1 and 2 include the full enhancer in addition to the promoter. Line 3 lacks the enhancer. Line 3 expresses cre solely in melanoblasts. |
