W locus

<molecular biology> Mouse coat colour locus, equivalent to the kit proto-oncogene, that encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase essential for development of haemopoietic and germ cells.

(18 Nov 1997)


Terms mentioned in text: molecular biology, mouse, coat, colour, locus, equivalent, kit, proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase, essential, development, haemopoietic, germ cells
Previous terms: withwine, withy, witkop, witless, wittol, witts, witwall, wnl, woad, woaded, woad-waxen, wobble, wobble base, wobble hypothesis