Microphthalmia-4: a sex-influenced inherited eye condition of the chicken.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a111178

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Microphthalmia-4: a sex-influenced inherited eye condition of the chicken.

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Somes R G

Abstract excerpt

A new mutation of the chicken that causes a reduction in eyeball size is described. Eyeball size reduction is extreme in over 80% of affected individuals. Two-thirds of affected chickens have bilateral expression, while the rest are unilaterally affected. The trait appears to affect liveability b...

Topics

Animals
Chickens
Crosses, Genetic
Eye Abnormalities
Female
Fetal Death
Genes, Lethal
Male
Mutation

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