OMIA:001551-9940 : Brachycephaly in Ovis aries (sheep)

In other species: brown trout , dog , domestic cat , pig , taurine cattle , goat , rabbit

Categories: Craniofacial phene

Links to possible relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) in OMIM: 112263 (gene) , 607223 (gene) , 125400 (trait)

Single-gene trait/disorder: unknown

Disease-related: yes

Breed: Duolang, China (Sheep) (VBO_0015741).
Breeds in which the phene or likely causal variants have been documented. If a likely causal variant has been documented, see variant-specific breed information in the variant table. (Breed information may be incomplete).

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Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2026). OMIA:001551-9940: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Reference

2025 Cao, H., Chen, Q., Liu, L.L., Liu, W.J. :
Genome-wide selection analysis identifies genes associated with mandibular defects in Duolang sheep. Front Vet Sci 12:1714754, 2025. Pubmed reference: 41607942. DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1714754.

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  • Created by Imke Tammen2 on 17 Feb 2026