The "host" blastocysts encode black coat color, while the transplanted embryonic stem cells (ESCs) encode agouti. Occasional mice have black coats and are presumed failures at the ...

For instance, in normal, healthy mice, the agouti genes are kept in the "off" position by the epigenome, which attaches methyl groups to the corresponding regions of DNA, resulting in the DNA's ...

Consequently, genome-wide expression chips should be useful in detecting genes with an “Agouti Expression Fingerprint” in both inbred mice and monozygotic twins where genetic variation is ...