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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
CrygeZ2
Z2
MGI:3578340
Summary 2 genotypes
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hm1
CrygeZ2/CrygeZ2 involves: 102/El * C3H * T STOCK MGI:3579826
ht2
CrygeZ2/Cryge+ involves: 102/El * C3H * T STOCK MGI:3579827


Genotype
MGI:3579826
hm1
Allelic
Composition
CrygeZ2/CrygeZ2
Genetic
Background
involves: 102/El * C3H * T STOCK
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Mouse lines carrying:
CrygeZ2 mutation (0 available); any Cryge mutation (23 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
vision/eye
• the lens core is shifted anteriorly and a plaque of epithelial cells is found at the anterior pole
• the lens nucleus appears separated from the outer cortex
• small vacuoles and swollen fiber cells are seen in various parts of the lens
• dense nuclear and subcortical cataracts
• opacity is more severe in homozygotes compared to heterozygotes




Genotype
MGI:3579827
ht2
Allelic
Composition
CrygeZ2/Cryge+
Genetic
Background
involves: 102/El * C3H * T STOCK
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
CrygeZ2 mutation (0 available); any Cryge mutation (23 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
vision/eye
• the lens core is shifted anteriorly and a plaque of epithelial cells is found at the anterior pole
• the lens nucleus appears separated from the outer cortex
• small vacuoles and swollen fiber cells are seen in various parts of the lens
• dense nuclear and subcortical cataracts
• opacity is more severe in homozygotes compared to heterozygotes





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last database update
05/14/2024
MGI 6.23
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