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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Myo5ad-n2Btlr
dilute neurological 2 Bruce Beutler
MGI:3777941
Summary 1 genotype
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hm1
Myo5ad-n2Btlr/Myo5ad-n2Btlr C57BL/6J-Myo5ad-n2Btlr MGI:3777946


Genotype
MGI:3777946
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Myo5ad-n2Btlr/Myo5ad-n2Btlr
Genetic
Background
C57BL/6J-Myo5ad-n2Btlr
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Mouse lines carrying:
Myo5ad-n2Btlr mutation (0 available); any Myo5a mutation (265 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• mice homozygous for this mutation die at about 3 weeks of age

pigmentation
• the ears of homozygous mutant mice are dark gray
• the fur of homozygous mutant mice is dark gray
• homozygous mutant mice have dark gray feet
• homozygous mutant mice have dark gray tails

limbs/digits/tail
• homozygous mutant mice have dark gray tails

craniofacial
• the ears of homozygous mutant mice are dark gray

hearing/vestibular/ear
• the ears of homozygous mutant mice are dark gray

behavior/neurological
• when placed in a supine position, homozygous mutants have difficulty righting themselves
• when placed in a supine position, homozygous mutant mice exhibit convulsive arching of the head and neck (opisthotonus)
• when prone, mutant mice extend all four feet caudally
• all the digits of homozygous mutants are kept splayed
• when placed in a supine position, homozygous mutant mice exhibit abrupt movements of the feet (simultaneous with opisthotounus)

muscle
• when placed in a supine position, homozygous mutant mice exhibit convulsive arching of the head and neck (opisthotonus)
• when placed in a supine position, homozygous mutant mice exhibit abrupt movements of the feet (simultaneous with opisthotounus)

nervous system
• when placed in a supine position, homozygous mutant mice exhibit abrupt movements of the feet (simultaneous with opisthotounus)

integument
• the ears of homozygous mutant mice are dark gray
• the fur of homozygous mutant mice is dark gray
• homozygous mutant mice have dark gray feet
• homozygous mutant mice have dark gray tails

growth/size/body
• the ears of homozygous mutant mice are dark gray





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last database update
05/07/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory