title: Five new mutations in the Syrian hamster: furloss, fur-deficiency, juvenile gray, ashen, and quaking.
abstract: Five new mutations in the Syrian hamster are described: furloss, a simple recessive trait affecting the quality of hair; fur-deficiency, a simple recessive trait affecting the quantity of hair and longevity; juvenile gray, a simple recessive trait affecting coat color and body size; ashen, a semidominant trait affecting both coat color and quantity of hair; and quaking, a simple recessive trait affecting motor activity. Gene symbols, fs, Rfd, jg, A, and q are proposed for these mutations.
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae / Q000235:genetics*; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006200:Hair Color; D008136:Longevity; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000235:genetics