mortality/aging
• no homozygous embryos found after E9.5
• normal numbers of homozygotes through E7.5
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embryo
• all embryonic cell layers present at E5.5
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• after E7.5 apoptosis became prominent in embryonic ectoderm
• beta-catenin required in embryonic ectoderm for development past egg cylinder stage
• no morphological abnormalities in embryonic and extraembryonic ectoderm
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• lack of regionalization of the visceral endoderm
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• axis formation defects in endoderm
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• growth from E5.5 to E7.5 represents a 2.5 fold reduction compared to wild-type
• at E6.5 mutant embryos more compact (shorter) than wild-type
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• at E7.5
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growth/size/body
• growth from E5.5 to E7.5 represents a 2.5 fold reduction compared to wild-type
• at E6.5 mutant embryos more compact (shorter) than wild-type
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