wam Gene Detail

Summary

• Symbol
  wam
• Name
  whiskers amiss

• Feature Type
  heritable phenotypic marker
• IDs
  MGI:1354982
  NCBI Gene: 117225
• Alliance
  gene page

Location &
Maps

• Sequence Map
  Genome coordinates not available from the current reference assembly.

• Genetic Map
  Chromosome 11, Syntenic
• Mapping Data
  2 experiments

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes

• Phenotype Summary
  8 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
  3 images
  1 phenotype reference
  

• All Mutations and Alleles
  1
• Spontaneous
  1
• Find Mice (IMSR)
  0 strains or lines available

Homozygous mutants exhibit askew, sometimes kinked or curled, fragile vibrissae and unkempt-appearing body hair, apparently owing to disoriented guard hairs. Some aged mutants exhibit scabbing and tissue loss on the borders of the pinnae and tail tip.

Sequences &
Gene Models

• NCBI Gene
  117225

References

• Summaries
  All 2

  Phenotypes 1
• Earliest
  J:61104 Taylor LA, et al., Whiskers amiss, a new vibrissae and hair mutation near the Krt1 cluster on mouse chromosome 11. Mamm Genome. 2000 Apr;11(4):255-9