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OMIA 000468-9823 : Heterochromia irides/iridis in Sus scrofa

In other species: cattle , golden hamster , sheep , dog

Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) (MIM number): 142500

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Considered a defect: yes

Cross-species summary: Difference in colour of the iris in the two eyes, or in different areas of one iris.

Species-specific name: Glass eye

Species-specific description: In pigs, part (partial heterochromia) or all (complete heterochromia) of the iris lacks pigment.

Inheritance: Reconciling data from Durr (1937) and Gelati et al. (1973), Ollivier and Sellier (1981) concluded that bilateral complete heterochromiairidis is autosomal recessive, and that heterozygotes show unilateral and partial heterochromia.

References


Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.
1973 Gelati, K.N., Rempel, W.E., Makambera, T.P.E., Anderson, J.F. :
Heterochromia irides in miniature swine Journal of Heredity 64:343-347, 1973. Pubmed reference: 4782847.
1937 Durr, M. :
Die Verebung der Glasaugigkeit beim Schwein Zeitschrift fur Zuchtungsbiologie, B 37:129-158, 1937.

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  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005