Fujimoto A, Wakasugi N, Tomita T
Laboratory of Animal Genetics, School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan.
Mamm Genome. 1995 Jun;6(6):396-400. doi: 10.1007/BF00355639.
The btm (brachyury-interacting tail length modifier) mutation was discovered in strain MOL-NIS derived from Japanese wild mice (Mus musculus molossinus) as an autosomal recessive mutation. Homozygotes for this mutation show a short tail phenotype and, moreover, this mutation causes the tailless character by interacting with the T (brachyury) gene on Chromosome (Chr) 17. Our linkage tests and RFLP analyses suggest that btm is located within the t complex on Chr 17 and represents a new partial t haplotype.
btm(短尾交互尾长修饰基因)突变是在源自日本野生小鼠(小家鼠)的MOL-NIS品系中作为常染色体隐性突变被发现的。该突变的纯合子表现出短尾表型,此外,此突变通过与17号染色体(Chr)上的T(短尾)基因相互作用导致无尾性状。我们的连锁试验和RFLP分析表明,btm位于17号染色体的t复合体内,代表一种新的部分t单倍型。