mortality/aging
• many mutant animals die just before or after weaning
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• a small number of mutant mice survive for some time after weaning
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growth/size/body
• by three weeks of age, mutants are usually smaller than normal littermates
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immune system
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• post-mortem, mutant mice exhibit apparently normal thymuses
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integument
• an abnormal coat with a thin, greasy appearance is observed by 7-8 days of age
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• by 3 weeks of age, only small ventral patches of hair are observed
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• by 3 weeks of age, the coat is lost except for small ventral patches of hair
• mutants that survive post weaning may suddenly develop nearly full coats; however, these coats are typically lost within 1-2 weeks
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sparse hair
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J:15088
)
• a thin coat is observed by 7-8 days of age
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greasy coat
(
J:15088
)
• a greasy coat is observed by 7-8 days of age
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• mutants are readily recognizable at birth by the reduced number of vibrissae
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