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sho Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    sho
  • Name
    shorthead
  • Feature Type
    heritable phenotypic marker
  • IDs
    MGI:98300
    NCBI Gene: 20428
  • Alliance
    gene page
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Genome coordinates not available from the current reference assembly.
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome Unknown
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    38 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    3 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygotes for a spontaneous mutation exhibit small size, disproportionate shortening of the head and limbs, cleft palate, reduced mandible, and closed nares. Newborns die soon after birth.
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-14407
References
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  • Summaries
    All 4
    Phenotypes 3
  • Earliest
    J:255 FITCH N, A mutation in mice producing dwarfism, brachycephaly, cleft palate and micromelia. J Morphol. 1961 Sep;109:141-9
  • Latest
    J:285676 Suzuki A, et al., Genes and microRNAs associated with mouse cleft palate: A systematic review and bioinformatics analysis. Mech Dev. 2018 Apr;150:21-27
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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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