Phenotype Details
Phene ID
2983
Name
Contractural arachnodactyly (Fawn calf syndrome)
Phene Name
Fawn calf syndrome
OMIA ID
1511
Species ID
9913
Characterised
Yes
Characterised Year
2014
Linked Variants
Variant IDPhenotypeGene IDDeleteriousChromosomeGenomicTranscriptProtein
935Contractual arachnodactyly (Fawn calf syndrome)388275003121N/AN/AN/A
Linked Breeds
BreedBreed IDSpecies IDVBO Term
Angus (Cattle)449913http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VBO_0000104
Molecular Genetics

In a conference paper, Denholm et al. (2014) reported that "The causal mutation in CA was identified as a large (~58 kilobase pair) deletion affecting the ADAMTSL3 gene on bovine chromosome 21."

Genetic Test

A DNA test has been developed by Dr Jon Beever, Dept of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois.

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