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OMIA:001698-9031 : Vulture hocks in Gallus gallus (chicken)

Categories: Integument (skin) phene

Mendelian trait/disorder: yes

Mode of inheritance: Autosomal recessive

Disease-related: yes

Key variant known: no

Species-specific symbol: v

Species-specific description: Dorshorst et al. (2010) describe this trait as " feathers in the crural feather tract of the tibia are increased in length and rigidity, taking on the appearance of a flight feather".

Inheritance: Davenport (1906) postulated single-locus autosonal recessive inheritance. Danforth (1929) provided evidence for incomplete dominance, but Jull and Dunn (1931) confirmed Davenport's (1906) results. The symbol v was assigned by Hutt (1949). (Somes, 1990)

Mapping: Using an Illumina GoldenGate BeadXpress 384 SNP panel, Dorshorst et al. (2010) provided evidence that this trait is located on chromosome GGA13, with the strongest association being at 15.6Mb. However, they note that it is possible that this locus may be located on a chromosome not represented in this SNP panel.

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2012). OMIA:001698-9031: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

References

Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.

2010 Dorshorst, B., Okimoto, R., Ashwell, C. :
Genomic regions associated with dermal hyperpigmentation, polydactyly and other morphological traits in the Silkie chicken. J Hered 101:339-50, 2010. Pubmed reference: 20064842. DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esp120.
1990 Somes, R.G. Jr :
Mutations and major variants of plumage and skin in chickens. In "Poultry Breeding and Genetics" (ed. R.D. Crawford), Elsevier, Amsterdam; Chapter 6 :169-208, 1990.
1949 Hutt, F.B. :
Genetics of the fowl. McGraw-Hill, New York. , 1949.
1931 Jull, M.A., Quinn, J.P. :
Inheritance in poultry: data on the genetics of vulture hock, hen feathering and “crooked neck” in the domestic fowl Journal of Heredity 22:147-154, 1931.
1929 Danforth, C.H. :
Bantam genetics: distribution of traits in a Sebright-Mille Fleur cross Journal of Heredity 20:573-582, 1929.
1927 Dunn, L.C., Jull, M.A. :
On the inheritance of some characters of the Silky fowl Journal of Genetics 19:27-63, 1927.
1906 Davenport, C.B. :
"Inheritance in poultry". Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. Publication 52. :1-136, 1906. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.29926.

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