Dfb Gene Detail

Summary

• Symbol
  Dfb
• Name
  deaf ballerina

• Feature Type
  heritable phenotypic marker
• IDs
  MGI:3628785
• Alliance
  gene page

Location &
Maps

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

• Genetic Map
  Chromosome 4, Syntenic
• Mapping Data
  1 experiment

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes

• Phenotype Summary
  9 phenotypes from 1 allele in 2 genetic backgrounds
  1 images
  1 phenotype reference
  

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

Heterozygotes exhibit circling and head tossing, deafness, absence of the corpus callosum, smaller size with reduced percent body fat, small testis, and female infertility. Severity of deafness and penetrance of corpus callosum absence are influenced by strain background.

References

• Summaries
  All 1

  Phenotypes 1
• Earliest
  J:110189 Gagnon LH, et al., Deaf Balerina (Dfb), a new spontaneous mouse mutation with phenotype and map position similar to wheels and whirligig (Chd7^Whi). MGI Direct Data Submission. 2006;