Table 1.

Distribution of Phenotypes in Parental Strains and Crosses

Strain or cross No.[i] Vental percent white[ii] Dorsal percent white[ii] Total percent white[ii] Head percent white[ii]
C3HEdnrbs/Ednrbs 1725.77 ± 5.612.89 ± 1.2114.96 ± 3.252.88 ± 1.32
MayerEdnrbs/Ednrbs 2867.73 ± 6.7838.17 ± 10.3553.50 ± 6.24.198 ± .352
(MayerEdnrbs/Ednrbs × C3HEdnrbs/Ednrbs ) F1 1231.26 ± 7.882.99 ± 3.0117.30 ± 5.851.00 ± 1.651
(MayerEdnrbs/Ednrbs × C3HEdnrbs/Ednrbs ) F1  × MayerEdnrbs/Ednrbs [iii] 29148.96 ± 12.2415.22 ± 13.3732.09 ± 11.57not measured
(Mayer Ednrbs/Ednrbs × C3HEdnrbs/Ednrbs ) F1  × MayerEdnrbs/Ednrbs  d 9155.70 ± 10.4024.0 ± 15.6039.80 ± 11.801.40 ± 1.50
(MayerEdnrbs/Ednrbs × C3HEdnrbs/Ednrbs ) F1  × (Mayer Ednrbs/Ednrbs × C3HEdnrbs/Ednrbs ) F1 11339.66 ± 13.549.940 ± 11.8724.89 ± 11.781.77 ± 2.00

[i] Number of animals analyzed.

[ii] Mean percentage of hypopigmentation ±1 s.d

[iii] Initial backcross described in Pavan et al. (1995)

[iv] Additional backcross used to confirm linkage.