Possible human homologue (MIM number)
Cross Species Summary
Heterochromia iridis. Difference in colour of the iris in the two eyes, or in different areas of one iris.
Summary
In pigs, part (partial heterochromia) or all (complete heterochromia) of the iris lacks pigment.
Species Specific Name
Glass eye
Inheritance
Reconciling data from Durr (1937) and Gelati et al. (1973), Ollivier and Sellier (1981) concluded that bilateral complete heterochromiairidis is autosomal recessive, and that heterozygotes show unilateral and partial heterochromia.
Single Locus
unknown
Characterised at a molecular level
No
Phenotype Considered a Defect
yes
References
Note: the references are listed in chronological order, from the most recent to the earliest publications.
1973
- Gelati, K.N., Rempel, W.E., Makambera, T.P.E., Anderson, J.F.:
- Heterochromia irides in miniature swine, Journal of Heredity 64:343-347, 1973.
Pubmed reference: 4782847.
1937
- Durr, M.:
- Die Verebung der Glasaugigkeit beim Schwein, Zeitschrift fur Zuchtungsbiologie, B 37:129-158, 1937.
