mortality/aging
• mortality occurs at all stages with loss of 50-60% of mutants
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• some mutants survive to maturity
• more females than males survive
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• some survive to birth
• cranial-facial defects commonly seen may contribute to mortality
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pigmentation
• on a non-agouti background hairs on the ears and genitalia normally yellow are white
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• dilutes yellow pigment (phaeomelanin)
• agouti mice look like chinchilla (A/A;cch/cch)
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growth/size/body
• weight is 25% less than normal at birth and remains 10-20% below weight of normal littermates
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• reduced body size
• 20-30% smaller than normal littermates at birth
• 10% smaller than normal littermates as adults
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• weight data between 2 and 6 weeks of age show females are 75-80% of normal weight; males are 90-95% of normal weight
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skeleton
• commom among E16-18 fetuses; not seen among pups after birth
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• most frequent abnormaity among E16-18 fetuses; not seen among pups after birth
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craniofacial
• commom among E16-18 fetuses; not seen among pups after birth
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• most frequent abnormaity among E16-18 fetuses; not seen among pups after birth
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reproductive system
• although low compared to normal, ovulation rate is consistent with smaller size of mutant mice
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limbs/digits/tail
kinked tail
(
J:11987
)
• occasionally seen
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integument
• on a non-agouti background hairs on the ears and genitalia normally yellow are white
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• dilutes yellow pigment (phaeomelanin)
• agouti mice look like chinchilla (A/A;cch/cch)
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