Hereditary anophthalmia in the progeny of an X-irradiated female rat.
Inherited anophthalmia was observed in the progeny of a female rat irradiated with 50 R of X-irradiation at 17 days of age. Observations on the inheritance of the condition indicated that this anophthalmia can be considered as the result of polygenic factors with incomplete penetrance.
D000818:Animals; D000853:Anophthalmos / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011831:Radiation Genetics; D011833:Radiation Injuries, Experimental / Q000235:genetics*; D051381:Rats; D012737:Sex Factors