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The maternal DDK syndrome phenotype is determined by modifier genes that are not linked to Om.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 May 1999
Pardo-Manuel de Villena F, de la Casa-Esperón E, Verner A, Morgan K, Sapienza C
Abstract excerpt
The DDK syndrome is a polar, early embryonic lethal phenotype caused by incompatibility between a maternal factor of DDK origin and a paternal gene of non-DDK origin. Both maternal factor and paternal gene have been mapped to the Om locus on mouse Chromosome (Chr) 11. The paternal contribution to the syndrome has been shown to segregate as a single locus. Although the inheritance of the maternal contribution has...
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