The Journal of Heredity 1978:69(1):19-21
© 1978 The American Genetic Association 69:19-21
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Retroesophageal right subclavian artery in rabbits
Genetics and pathology
Dr. Fox is a staff scientist, at the Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Mrs. Crary a senior professional research assistant at the Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609.
Abstract
A retroesophageal right subclavian artery arising as the last branch of the aortic arch and its associated aberrant right recurrent laryngeal nerve are described. Inheritance appears to be due to a single autosomal recessive gene with incomplete penetrance. We propose the sym bol res for the gene responsible for this condition.