Table 2.
Effects of UV-B irradiation on melanoma formation in X. helleri × (X. maculatus Jp 163 B × X. helleri) backcross hybrids
| Scoring | Unirradiated
|
UV-B
irradiated
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light phenotype
|
Heavy
phenotype
|
Light phenotype
|
Heavy phenotype
|
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| Tumor | No tumor | Tumor | No tumor | Tumor | No tumor | Tumor | No tumor | |
| 4 months | 0 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 56 | 16 | 30 |
| 6 months | 0 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 53 | 16 | 30 |