Malformed vertebrae: a new mutant with the "wirbel-rippen syndrom" in the mouse.
A new skeletal mutant in the house mouse, "malformed vertebrae" (MV), is described. It is semidominant. The skeletal malformations can be traced back to disturbed somite formation.
D000818:Animals; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary*; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006579:Heterozygote; D006720:Homozygote; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008806:Mice, Inbred AKR; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009154:Mutation; D012272:Ribs / Q000002:abnormalities; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities*