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Cal2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cal2
  • Name
    caracul-like 2
  • Feature Type
    heritable phenotypic marker
  • IDs
    MGI:2182139
  • Alliance
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Genome coordinates not available from the current reference assembly.
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 15, Syntenic
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    2 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    1 phenotype reference
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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Mice carrying this spontaneous mutation exhibit curved vibrissae and hair that looks wavy from the time of first appearance until about 4 weeks of age; after that the waves disappear, but the hair has a plush-like look.
References
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  • Summaries
    All 2
    Phenotypes 1
  • Earliest
    J:90357 Samples RM, et al., Cal, a probable remutation to caracul, Ca, in the laboratory mouse. MGI Direct Data Submission. 2004;
  • Latest
    J:90358 Samples RM, et al., Cal2, a second probable remutation to caracul, Ca, in the laboratory mouse. MGI Direct Data Submission. 2004;

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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