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Heritable Phenotype: hindlimbless

NomenclatureGenomic Location
SymbolhlChromosome2
NamehindlimblessLinkage map85 cM
SpeciesDracomimus familiarisGenome Coordinatesunknown

Summary Information
Phenotype: The hindlimbless gene affects hindlimb development in drakes. Homozygotes for the hindlimbless allele (hl/hl) lack externally hindlimbs entirely. The skeleton of hindlimbless drakes has a complete pelvis but no trace of hindlimb bones.

DrakeDrake
Hl/*hl/hl

Phenotype Terms:
limb/digits/tail phenotype
skeleton phenotype

Alleles and Phenotypes
AlleleSummary
HlPresumptive wild-type allele
hlrecessive allele
GenotypePhenotype
Hl/Hlnormal hindlimbs
Hl/hlnormal hindlimbs
hl/hlhindlimbs absent