In other species: chicken , dog , domestic cat , horse , pig , taurine cattle , sheep , American mink

Categories: Vision / eye phene , Craniofacial phene

Mendelian trait/disorder: yes

Mode of inheritance: Autosomal recessive

Disease-related: yes

Key variant known: no

Cross-species summary: A congenital developmental disorder characterised by a single orbital fossa (eye socket). Named after the race of one-eyed giants of Greek mythology. In humans, this disorder is often associated with a chromosomal abnormality.

Species-specific description: See Robinson (1958, p. 348)