B6 Albino Mouse

Received by NCI from Dr. Allan Bradley at Baylor College of Medicine in 2000. The B6 albino strain is a spontaneous albino mutant coisogenic C57BL/6 strain. The mice contain a mutation in the tyrosinase gene, and when homozygous for the mutation the coat color of the mice is albino rather than black. To Charles River in 2009 from NCI.GUIDEBOOKRodent Model Genetic Quality ControlLearn the essentials of genetic QC programs: inbred/outbred colony quality control, transgenic rodent model creation, rederivation, and cryopreservation techniques. Download Now