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‘Shrivelled’: a hereditary degeneration of the lens in the house mouse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

F. Clarke Fraser  and
Gretchen Schabtach
F. Clarke Fraser
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Gretchen Schabtach
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Shrivelled, a new mutant in the house mouse, is characterized by degeneration of the fibres of the ocular lens, followed by the development of cataracts. The condition is caused by a mutant autosomal gene showing intermediate dominance.

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Research Article
Information
Genetics Research , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , November 1962 , pp. 383 - 387
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1962

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