Curly bare (cub), a new mouse mutation on chromosome 11 causing skin and hair abnormalities, and a modifier gene (mcub) on chromosome 5

Johnson, K. R.; Lane, P. W.; Cook, S. A.; Harris, B. S.; Ward-Bailey, P. F.; Bronson, R. T.; Lyons, B. L.; Shultz, L. D.; Davisson, M. T.

doi:10.1016/s0888-7543(02)00013-7

In the outcrossing of a new recessive mouse mutation causing hair loss, a new wavy-coated phenotype appeared. The two distinct phenotypes were shown to be alternative manifestations of the same gene mutation and attributable to a single modifier locus. The new mutation, curly bare (cub), was mapped to distal Chr 11 and the modifier (mcub) was mapped to Chr 5. When homozygous for the recessive mcub allele, cub/cub mice appear hairless.