Mice homozygous for the underwhite 6 Jackson mutation have a dirty white colored coat whereas their heterozygous siblings are normal agouti colored.  Homozygotes can be identified as pups by their light colored skin compared with heterozygous littermates.  The eyes are red, but darken with age.  

This strain has been discontinued, please refer to Stock No. <a href="https://www.jax.org/strain/019145"">019145</a><p>
The underwhite 6 Jackson mutation is a model of type IV oculocutaneous albinism that causes a dirty white coat color on this otherwise agouti background along with hypopigmentation of the skin and eyes.

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