mortality/aging
• the majority of mutant mice die by one month of age
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skeleton
• closely resembles Dll3pu
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rib fusion
(
J:245
)
• irregular fusions are observed
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• the thoracic basket is wide and flat due to a reduced number of ribs and to fusions of ribs that are present
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• only 7 could be identified
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kyphoscoliosis
(
J:245
)
• numbers 3-5 are asymmetrical, abnormally formed, and fused
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• reduced in number, abnormal, and fused
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• there are elements of four vertebrae, abnormal in shape and arrangement
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growth/size/body
reproductive system
limbs/digits/tail
short tail
(
J:245
)
• the tail stub comprises a number of scattered vertebral elements
• there is no bony connection with the rest of the spine
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