OMIA:000608-9103 : Loco, congenital in Meleagris gallopavo (turkey) |
In other species: chicken , Japanese quail
Categories: Behaviour / neurological phene
Links to MONDO diseases: No links.
Mendelian trait/disorder: yes
Mode of inheritance: Autosomal recessive lethal
Considered a defect: yes
Key variant known: no
Cross-species summary: The main symptom is an apparent lack of control of the muscles of the neck of the chick, resulting in the inability to stand or eat normally
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. (2011). OMIA:000608-9103: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70
Reference
1957 | Cole, R.K. : |
Congenital loco in turkeys Journal of Heredity 48:173-175, 1957. |
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- Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005
- Changed by Frank Nicholas on 24 Oct 2011