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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:7703730
Allelic
Composition
Styxl1em2Xjg/Styxl1em2Xjg
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6J
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Mouse lines carrying:
Styxl1em2Xjg mutation (0 available); any Styxl1 mutation (24 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system
N
• testes to body weight ratio is similar to controls
• extrememly reduced numbers in the cauda epididymis
• sperm from the cauda epididymis show severe morphological defects including abnormal heads and bent or coiled tails
• nuclear abnormalities are seen starting at step 10 in elongating spermatids
• males are completely infertile

cellular
• extrememly reduced numbers in the cauda epididymis
• sperm from the cauda epididymis show severe morphological defects including abnormal heads and bent or coiled tails
• nuclear abnormalities are seen starting at step 10 in elongating spermatids


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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
12/17/2024
MGI 6.24
The Jackson Laboratory