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eyl2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    eyl2
  • Name
    eyeless 2 Jackson
  • Synonyms
    Eyeless 2
  • Feature Type
    heritable phenotypic marker
  • IDs
    MGI:5002717
  • Alliance
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Genome coordinates not available from the current reference assembly.
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 3, Syntenic
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    6 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    2 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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Most mice homozygous for a spontaneous mutation exhibit anophthalmia. Those with intact globes display microphthalmia and are often found to have congenital corneal perforations, collapse of the anterior chamber, and corneal opacity.
References
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  • Summaries
    All 2
    Phenotypes 2
  • Earliest
    J:156373 Chang B, et al., Mouse models of ocular diseases. Vis Neurosci. 2005 Sep-Oct;22(5):587-93

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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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last database update
04/16/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory