mortality/aging
• homozygotes develop into the egg cylinder stage until E6.0 but start undergoing rapid degeneration at E6.5
• all homozygotes are completely resorbed by E7.5
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embryo
• in culture, E3.5 mutant blastocysts exhibit a reduced ICM outgrowth relative to wild-type blastocysts
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• homozygotes die at ~E7.0, the day at which gastrulation initiates
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• at E6.0, homozygoys mutant embryos are smaller than wild-type embryos
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• homozygotes show absence of mesoderm formation between E6.5 and E7.5
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growth/size/body
• at E6.0, homozygoys mutant embryos are smaller than wild-type embryos
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cellular
• in culture, E3.5 mutant blastocysts exhibit a reduced ICM outgrowth relative to wild-type blastocysts
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