Gene required for jumping identified in rabbits (IMAGE)

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Gene required for jumping identified in rabbits

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The sauteur d'alfort strain and associated phenotypes. (A) Typical posture of a sauteur rabbit (sam/sam) adopted when jumping (i.e., moving faster or across longer distances). Hindlegs are lifted from the ground, the body is held vertically, and locomotion is achieved through the alternate use of the forelegs. (B) Ocular malformations observed both in sam/sam and +/sam individuals include bilateral papillary colobomas, reduction in pupillary reflexes, bilateral cataracts with lesions in various components of the eye, glaucoma, and/or entropion and ectropion. Taken by (A) R. Cavignaux; (B) S. Boucher.

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Carneiro M et al., 2021, PLOS Genetics

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