OMIA 000650-9031 : Microphthalmia-4 in Gallus gallus |
Mendelian trait/disorder:
yes
Mode of inheritance:
Autosomal Recessive
Considered a defect:
yes
Key variant known:
no
Species-specific symbol:
mi-4
Inheritance:
Somes (1992) reports that this trait "is inherited as an autosomal recessive with expression being limited primarily to females. The name microphthalmia-4 and the gene symbol mi-4 are proposed for this trait."
Reference
1992 | Somes, R.G. : | |
Microphthalmia-4 - A Sex-Influenced Inherited Eye Condition of the Chicken Journal of Heredity 83:152-155, 1992. Pubmed reference: 1578107. |
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- Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005
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