mortality/aging
• homozygotes died between 13.5 and 15.5 days
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hematopoietic system
• 14.5 days fetal blood showed marked dyserythropoiesis and an increased portion of yolk sac erythroid cells
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• ratio of alpha-globin RNA to beta-globin RNA was reduced
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liver/biliary system
• reduced fetal liver size with considerable dyserythropoiesis
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integument