embryo
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• null embryos do not exhibit an increase in apoptotic cells
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• null blastocyts fail to hatch from the zona pellucida
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• homozygous embryos arrest by the blastomere stage
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mortality/aging
• no homozygous embryos are found at implantation or beyond
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• 16% of blastocyts and morulae at preimplantation stages are homozygous, less than expected
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reproductive system
• null blastocyts fail to attach to substrate in vitro
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