OMIA 000202-10047 : Coat colour, oculocutaneous albinism type I (OCA1), TYR-related in Meriones unguiculatus |
In other species:
domestic cat
,
cattle
,
dog
,
rabbit
,
water buffalo
,
ass
,
Japanese medaka
,
American mink
,
humpback whale
,
domestic ferret
,
pig
,
domestic guinea pig
,
Tufted capuchin
,
dark-spotted frog
,
Japanese wrinkled frog
,
Rice frog
,
lion
,
red fox
,
hamadryas baboon
,
red deer
,
Japanese raccoon dog
,
Japanese ratsnake
Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s)s (MIM numbers):
203100 (trait)
,
606952 (trait)
,
606933 (gene)
Mendelian trait/disorder:
yes
Mode of inheritance:
Autosomal Recessive
Considered a defect:
no
Key variant known:
yes
Year key variant first reported:
2016
Cross-species summary:
Congenital lack of pigment in most parts of the body. Due to a non-functional form of the enzyme tyrosinase. Also known as Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA), Acromelanism and as the Himalayan coat-colour pattern
Associated gene:
| Symbol | Description | Species | Chr | Location | OMIA gene details page | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyr | Meriones unguiculatus | - | no genomic information (-..-) | Tyr | Ensembl |
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.
| 2016 | Ukaji, T., Iwasa, M.A., Kai, O. : | |
| Tyrosinase (Tyr) gene mutation in albino Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) Open Journal of Animal Sciences 6(04):259-268, 2016. DOI: 10.4236/ojas.2016.64031. | ||
| 1989 | Matsuzaki, T., Yasuda, Y., Nonaka, S. : | |
| The Genetics of Coat Colors in the Mongolian Gerbil (Meriones- Unguiculatus) Experimental Animals 38:337-341, 1989. Pubmed reference: 2806391. |
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- Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 May 2019