Primary Identifier | MGI:1856340 | Allele Type | Spontaneous |
Gene | Gdf5 | Inheritance Mode | Recessive |
Strain of Origin | BALB/cJ | Is Recombinase | false |
Is Wild Type | false |
description | The long bones of the limbs of mutant mice are slightly shorter than controls, and the fibula is shortened proximally. The bones of the axial skeleton are unaffected. |
molecularNote | A CG dinucleotide was replaced by a single base pair (T) at position 876, causing a frame shift and a translational stop at the next codon. |