OMIA:002013 : Skeletal atavism |
Categories: Skeleton phene (incl. short stature & teeth) , Limbs / fins / digit / tail phene
Possible human homologues (MIM numbers): 312865 (gene) , 249700 (trait) , 127300 (trait) , 300582 (trait)
Cross-species summary: Atavism is a general term for the reappearance of one or more traits that are known to have occurred in remote ancestors, usually from an ancestral species. The term "skeletal atavism" has been applied to horses with abnormal development of ulna and fibula that somewhat resembles the reduction in size of both bones and their fusion to radius and tibula, respectively, in ancestral equids.
Species in which this phene is found:
horse (Equus caballus)
Edit History
- Created by Frank Nicholas on 23 May 2016
- Changed by Frank Nicholas on 23 May 2016
- Changed by Frank Nicholas on 09 Jan 2017
- Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 30 Sep 2021
- Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 05 Jun 2024