mortality/aging
• fewer mice were born than expected by the Mendelian ratio
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craniofacial
• incomplete penetrance; observed in ~50% of fetuses at E16.5
• these mice exhibited exencephaly
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embryo
• incomplete penetrance; observed in ~50% of fetuses at E10.5
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skeleton
• incomplete penetrance; observed in ~50% of fetuses at E16.5
• these mice exhibited exencephaly
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nervous system
N |
• normal mapping of retinal ganglion cell axons in the visual system
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• incomplete penetrance; observed in ~50% of fetuses at E10.5
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• major morphological defects of the dorsal brain structures were observed in exencephalic mice
• normal ventral brain, brainstem, and spinal cord morphology
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exencephaly
(
J:87768
)
• incomplete penetrance; observed in ~50% of fetuses
• these mice lacked cranial skull tissue
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