Abstract
"Black—short ears—kinky tail—rodless" mice, controlled by "pink eyed—dilute—brown" mice, were tested on an inclined plane in order to determine if they are photically sensitive, and, if so, to get a quantitative expression for their visual receptivity. Rodless and control animals were tested in the dark to obtain an expression for normal geotropic orientation. Light was then introduced to modify these reactions if possible. Under light, the controls failed to orient, whereas the rodless gave reactions almost identical with those in the dark. This test has failed in this experiment to suggest sight in the rodless mouse.
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