OMIA:000810-85694 : Polydactyly in Didelphis aurita (big-eared opossum)

In other species: rock pigeon , chicken , turkey , western gray kangaroo , dog , domestic cat , domestic horse , pig , Arabian camel , guanaco , llama , Western roe deer , taurine cattle , goat , sheep , domestic guinea pig , alpaca , springbok

Categories: Skeleton phene (incl. short stature & teeth) , Limbs / fins / digit / tail phene

Links to possible relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) in OMIM: 174500 (trait) , 605522 (gene) , 188740 (trait)

Single-gene trait/disorder: unknown

Disease-related: yes

Cross-species summary: Often called preaxial polydactyly (PPD)

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Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2026). OMIA:000810-85694: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Reference

2020 Araujo, H.B., Costa-Pinto, D., Castro, C.S.C., Pires, J.R. :
A case of polymelia associated with syndactyly in Didelphis aurita (Wied-Neuwied, 1826). Braz J Biol 80:S1519-69842019005014107:589-593, 2020. Pubmed reference: 31644652. DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.216641.

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