OMIA 000030-9031 : Alopecia, generic in Gallus gallus |
In other species:
cattle
,
dog
,
sheep
,
domestic cat
,
Rhesus monkey
Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s)s (MIM numbers):
104000 (trait)
,
104110 (trait)
,
203655 (trait)
,
612421 (trait)
,
610753 (trait)
,
300042 (trait)
,
109200 (trait)
,
300710 (trait)
Mendelian trait/disorder:
yes
Mode of inheritance:
Multifactorial
Considered a defect:
yes
Key variant known:
no
Cross-species summary:
Absence of hair, wool or feathers due to loss of hair (not in reference to primary genetic hair, wool, feather-lessness)
History:
This disorder is one of the characteristic features of the DAM line of chickens (see OMIA 000034-9031).
Inheritance:
Somes (1990) includes this in his list of inherited traits, classifying it as "probably polygenic"
Reference
1990 | Somes, R.G. Jr : | |
Mutations and major variants of plumage and skin in chickens. In "Poultry Breeding and Genetics" (ed. R.D. Crawford), Elsevier, Amsterdam; Chapter 6 :169-208, 1990. |
Edit History
- Created by Frank Nicholas on 28 Nov 2012
- Changed by Frank Nicholas on 28 Nov 2012