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Table 11.2.

Mouse balancer strains. Strains that are viable as homozygotes are indicated.

Chr	Name	Dominant marker phenotype (gene)	Recessive lethal? (gene, if known)	Mode of generation	Reference
4	Inv(4)^{Brd1Mit281-Mit51}	Coat color (Tyrosinase & K14-agouti)	No	Cre-loxP mediated recombination	(55)
4	Inv(4)^{Brd1Mit117-Mit281}	Coat color (Tyrosinase & K14-agouti)	No	Cre-loxP mediated recombination	(55)
5	Rump white (Rw)	Coat color (Kit receptor tyrosine kinase)	Yes	Irradiation	(56, 57)
10	Steel panda (Sl^pan)	Coat color (Kit ligand)	No	Irradiation	(58)
11	Inv(11)^Trp53-Wnt3	Coat color (K14-agouti)	Yes (Wnt3)	Cre-loxP mediated recombination	(12)
11	Inv(11)^{Wnt3-D11Mit69}	Coat color (K14-agouti)	Yes (Wnt3)	Cre-loxP mediated recombination	(59)
11	Inv(11)^Trp53-EgfR	Coat color (K14-agouti)	No	Cre-loxP mediated recombination	(59)
15	In(15)2R1	Short, hairy ears (Eh)	Yes	Chemical mutagenesis or irradiation	(60)
15	In(15)21Rk	Coat color (K14-agouti)	Yes	Modification of line derived from chemical mutagenesis or irradiation	(61)