Zoological Society of San Diego scientists will study the genetic basis
for chondrodystrophy, a lethal form of dwarfism in California condors, to help guide decisions about birds released into the wild or paired in captivity.
Researchers from the University of California, Davis, believe they've discovered a genetic mutation that spans dog breeds and is responsible
for chondrodystrophy.
This week, University of California, Davis, researchers reveal the discovery of a genetic mutation across breeds that is responsible
for chondrodystrophy (the skeletal disorder leading to shorter legs and abnormal intervertebral discs) in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Not exact matches
«There's a lot of literature that points to
chondrodystrophy in dogs as an exciting animal model
for degenerative disc disease in people,» said Bannasch, who also holds the Maxine Adler Endowed Chair in Genetics.
In these breeds,
chondrodystrophy predisposes the discs to being prematurely converted to an abnormal type of tissue, whose consistency is unsuitable
for the discs» function.