OMIA:000483-37174 : Polled/Horns in Ovis canadensis (bighorn sheep)

In other species: taurine cattle , indicine cattle (zebu) , goat , sheep , domestic yak , water buffalo , kouprey

Categories: Craniofacial phene

Links to possible relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) in OMIM: 110100 (trait)

Single-gene trait/disorder: unknown

Disease-related: unknown

Cross-species summary: Horns are paired appendages with a bony core that is attached to the skull and a keratin outer sheath. There is substantial variation in the extent of horn growth, making classification difficult. However, in general, the presence or absence of horns can be attributed to the action of two alleles at an autosomal locus. The type of gene action varies considerably between and among species. Absence of horns is called 'polled'. See also entries for 'scurs'.

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2021). OMIA:000483-37174: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Reference

2012 Poissant, J., Davis, C.S., Malenfant, R.M., Hogg, J.T., Coltman, D.W. :
QTL mapping for sexually dimorphic fitness-related traits in wild bighorn sheep. Heredity (Edinb) 108:256-63, 2012. Pubmed reference: 21847139. DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2011.69.

Edit History


  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005
  • Changed by Frank Nicholas on 15 May 2020
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 10 Jun 2021