Open AccessBrief communication. Shorn (shn): a new mutation causing hypotrichosis in the Norway rat
Author(s) -
AN Moemeka,
AL Hildebrandt,
P Radaskiewicz,
Thomas R. King
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of heredity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1471-8505
pISSN - 0022-1503
DOI - 10.1093/jhered/89.3.257
Subject(s) - biology , hairless , hypotrichosis , genetics , mutation , gene , identification (biology) , botany
We report the identification of an autosomal recessive mutation in the Norway rat that causes an almost complete absence of normal hair. The mutation, named shorn (gene symbol shn), is distinct from fuzzy, hairless, and Rowett nude, and is not closely linked with any of these markers or with albino.
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