In other species: cattle , goat

Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) (MIM number): 103300 (trait)

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Considered a defect: yes

Cross-species summary: Peromelia is the congenital absence or malformation of extremities.

Species-specific description: Jiang et al. (2021) report a single piglet with missing hindlegs (amelia posterior). The authors did not perform an autopsy and conducted whole genome sequencing of the dam, the affected animal and an unaffected sibling.