mortality/aging
• no homozygotes are obtained postnatally, indicating embryonic lethality
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embryo
• at E13, some, but not all, mutant embryos appear developmentally retarded
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growth/size/body
• at E13, some, but not all, mutant embryos appear developmentally retarded
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• at E18, mutant fetuses appear significantly smaller than wild-type fetuses
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• by E18, homozygotes show a severe reduction in growth and development
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