OMIA:000467-38626 : Heterochromia in Phascolarctos cinereus (koala)

In other species: dog

Categories: Vision / eye phene

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Disease-related: no

Species-specific description: A koala with heterochromia was taken to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital on the Sunshine Coast after being hit by a car. For a report, see http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-12/rare-koala-with--two-different-eye-colours--found-queensland/7589218

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2024). OMIA:000467-38626: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

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  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 31 Oct 2016
  • Changed by Frank Nicholas on 31 Oct 2016
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 09 Feb 2024