mortality/aging
• homozygotes die between 3 and 6 months of age
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skeleton
• the tail appears to be in a higher than normal position due to the kyphosis
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• degeneration of articular cartilage and foci of periarticular carticular necrosis
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limbs/digits/tail
• the tail appears to be in a higher than normal position due to the kyphosis
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vision/eye
adipose tissue
• small granulomas in brown fat and foci of fat necrosis
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muscle
• small granulomas in muscle
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growth/size/body
• shortened trunk due to the kyphosis
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reproductive system
• homozygotes do not breed
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