skeleton
• the sacral vertebrae begin at vertebra 26 instead of vertebra 27
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• rib rudiments in the 20th vertebra were minute or completely absent, indicating a transformation of the 13th thoracic vertebra (T13) to the first lumbar vertebra
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• 6/22 homozygotes had the first set of ribs attached to the 7th rather than the 8th vertebra, indicating a transformation of the 7th cervical vertebra (C7) to the first thoracic vertebra
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