http://downmagaz.com/science_magazine/3214-science-25-february-2011...
Worth it for the cute mouse on the cover alone. Ever wonder about these lovely coat patterns?
Excruciatingly technical article about how small changes in the level and location of expression of a single gene cause large changes in adult color pattern in the mouse.
These deer mice have recently colonized white sandy Florida beaches, and they've evolved a novel camouflage, basically raising the white ventral region up much higher on the back, and lightening the dorsal color. Mutations in just 3 genes are responsible for this.
And gosh they're cute.
It has photos of newborn mice, too... called, of course, "pups".
Research is urgently needed to find out why Pembroke Welsh Corgis all have unique white splashes on the head and neck. Write your senators to lobby the NIH.
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