Turner P, Robinson R
J Hered. 1980 Nov-Dec;71(6):427-8. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a109401.
Melanin inhibitor (symbol I) is shown to be inherited as a dominant to the wild type and independent of the albino locus. The gene inhibits the formation of melanin in the less intensely pigmented regions of the coat, namely, the agouti areas between the tabby pattern and the proximal portion of the hair. The only regions of the coat to retain pigment are the distal hair of the agouti areas and the tabby pattern. There is considerable variation in the expression of I, particularly upon a nonagouti background.
黑色素抑制剂（符号为I）被证明以显性方式遗传，相对于野生型，且与白化位点无关。该基因抑制毛发中色素沉着较浅区域黑色素的形成，即虎斑图案和毛发近端之间的刺鼠色区域。毛发中唯一保留色素的区域是刺鼠色区域的毛发远端和虎斑图案。I的表达存在相当大的差异，尤其是在非刺鼠色背景下。
