OMIA 000299-9894 : Dwarfism, generic in Giraffa camelopardalis |
In other species:
domestic cat
,
cattle
,
dog
,
goat
,
pig
,
rabbit
,
sheep
,
horse
,
Angolan giraffe
,
white-tufted-ear marmoset
,
red deer
,
Asiatic elephant
Mendelian trait/disorder:
unknown
Considered a defect:
yes
History:
Brown and Wells (2020) reported two "giraffe[s that] exhibited extremely shortened radius and metacarpal bones relative to other similarly aged giraffe", one in each of "two geographically distinct taxa: a Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda and an Angolan giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) on a private farm in central Namibia."
Reference
2020 | Brown, M.B., Wells, E. : | |
Skeletal dysplasia-like syndromes in wild giraffe. BMC Res Notes 13:569, 2020. Pubmed reference: 33380342. DOI: 10.1186/s13104-020-05403-9. |
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- Created by Frank Nicholas on 08 Jan 2021
- Changed by Frank Nicholas on 08 Jan 2021