behavior/neurological
limb grasping
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J:83427
)
• animals may clench hindfeet when picked up by tail and holds onto an edge by doing so
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• an animal can throw itself off balance but only briefly (normal righting response); mutants brace for balance with fore- and hindfeet extended to front and sides and may sit on haunches; often mild lurching back and forth with head trying to get body in motion; normal grip with forefeet
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abnormal gait
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J:83427
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• mutants exhibit a constant wobbly gait
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