Phenotypes

Charlier et al. (2016): nonsense (stop-gain) p.Arg64∗

Häfliger et al. (2021) "characterize the phenotype and the genetic aetiology of a recessive form of congenital day-blindness observed in several cases of purebred Original Braunvieh cattle. ... Achromatopsia is a monogenic Mendelian disease characterized by the loss of cone photoreceptor function resulting in day-blindness, total color-blindness, and decreased central visual acuity."

Bolcato et al. (2025): Genetic analysis identified a missense variant in WDR33 (omia.variant:1814) that was heterozygous in both analyzed cases [Belgian Blue cross calves] and in an estimated 40% of the paternal gametes of the mosaic [Belgian Blue] founder, but absent in both dams and controls. ... The genetic findings were most consistent with a likely pathogenic dominant de novo mutation in WDR33 as the underlying cause of the observed conge...

Armed with the knowledge that TYRP1 in Dexter cattle is a strong positional candidate gene for the dun phenotype (see Mapping section above), Berryere et al. (2003) showed that dun brown coat colour in Dexter cattle is due to homozygosity for a H434Y amino acid substitution in TYRP1, due to "a C to T change in nucleotide 1300 within exon 7" of the TYRP1 gene. [FN 10 Sep 2005; 21 Sep 2012]. See also OMIA:001821-9913 : Coat colour, albinism, ocu...

The double-muscle trait in cattle is characterised by an increase in muscle mass of approx 20%, resulting in substantially higher meat yield, a higher proportion of expensive cuts of meat, and lean and very tender meat, for which a substantial premium is paid. The trait is autosomal recessive, and the locus has been given the symbol mh. It occurs at such a high frequency in Piedmontese and Belgian Blue cattle that it is characteristic of these...