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The original shaker-with-syndactylism mutation (sy) is a contiguous gene deletion syndrome.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Nov 1998
Johnson K R, Cook S A, Zheng Q Y
Abstract excerpt
Tests for allelism among mice with four different mutant alleles at the shaker-with-syndactylism locus on mouse Chromosome (Chr) 18 provide evidence that the original radiation-induced mutation, sy, is a deletion including at least two genes associated with distinct phenotypes. Mice homozygous for sy have syndactylous feet and other skeletal malformations, are deaf, and exhibit abnormal behavior characteristic of...
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