mortality/aging
• homozygous mutant embryos die early in development between E3.5 and E6.5
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embryo
• upon culture, E7.5 homozygous mutant embryos show a dramatic increase in apoptotic cell death within the inner cell mass relative to wild-type and heterozygous embryos (5.3-fold and 2.6-fold, respectively)
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• in culture, E7.5 homozygous mutant embryos display a reduced inner cell mass relative to wild-type embryos
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cellular
• upon culture, E7.5 homozygous mutant embryos show a dramatic increase in apoptotic cell death within the inner cell mass relative to wild-type and heterozygous embryos (5.3-fold and 2.6-fold, respectively)
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