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lgl Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    lgl
  • Name
    legless
  • Feature Type
    heritable phenotypic marker
  • IDs
    MGI:96780
    NCBI Gene: 16862
  • Alliance
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Genome coordinates not available from the current reference assembly.
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 12, Syntenic
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    18 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    14 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    11 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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Mutations in this gene result in limb deformities and craniofacial and brain abnormalities resulting in neonatal death.
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 5
    Genomic 5
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-11799
References
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  • Summaries
    All 14
    Phenotypes 11
  • Earliest
    J:9298 McNeish JD, et al., Legless, a novel mutation found in PHT1-1 transgenic mice. Science. 1988 Aug 12;241(4867):837-9
  • Latest
    J:86196 Bell SM, et al., Sp8 is crucial for limb outgrowth and neuropore closure. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Oct 14;100(21):12195-200

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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
04/23/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory