mortality/aging
N |
• unlike Hoxb4tm1Bay mutant mice, most or all homozygotes survive to adulthood
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skeleton
N |
• unlike Hoxb4tm1Bay mutant mice, all homozygotes display a normal sternum
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• 20% of homozygotes show an extra ventral tubercle on the cervical axis (C2)
• 50% of homozygotes display broadening of the neural arch of C2, which is normally typical of C1
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• some homozygotes display a partial anterior homeotic transformation of the second cervical vertebra or axis (C2) to atlas (C1)
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growth/size/body
N |
• unlike Hoxb4tm1Bay mutant mice, adult homozygotes are normal in size
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muscle
N |
• unlike Hoxb4tm1Bay mutant mice, adult homozygotes display normal visceral morphology, with no detectable diaphragmatic hernias or eventrations
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