OMIA 001636-9031 : Ametapodia-2 in Gallus gallus |
Mendelian trait/disorder:
yes
Mode of inheritance:
Autosomal Recessive
Considered a defect:
yes
Key variant known:
no
Species-specific description:
Abnormal limb development characterised as complete absence of the tarsometarsals and severely hypoplastic development of the metacarpals was described in a strain of light brown leghorn chickens (Smyth et al., 2000).
Reference
2000 | Smyth, J.R., Sreekumar, G.P., Coyle, C.A., Bitgood, J.J. : | |
A new recessive ametapodia mutation in the chicken (Gallus domesticus) Journal of Heredity 91:340-342, 2000. Pubmed reference: 10912683. |
Edit History
- Created by Frank Nicholas on 17 Oct 2011
- Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 26 Aug 2021