OMIA:000468-10036 : Heterochromia irides/iridis in Mesocricetus auratus (golden hamster)

In other species: dog , pig , taurine cattle , sheep

Categories: Vision / eye phene

Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) (MIM number): 142500 (trait)

Links to MONDO diseases: No links.

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Considered a defect: yes

Cross-species summary: Difference in colour of the iris in the two eyes, or in different areas of one iris.

Genetic engineering: Unknown
Have human generated variants been created, e.g. through genetic engineering and gene editing

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2005). OMIA:000468-10036: 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.

1965 Reid, W.F. :
Heterochromia iridis - a new mutation in hamsters All-Pets 36:38, 40-42, 1965.
1962 Margalhaes, H., Martin, J.R., Loan, E.L. :
Heterochromia iridis in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) American Zoologist 2:537 only, 1962.

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  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005