mortality/aging
• only 4% survive postnatally
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pigmentation
• 79% exhibit expansion of the retinal-pigmented epithelium over the dorsal half of the eye
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vision/eye
• 79% exhibit expansion of the retinal-pigmented epithelium over the dorsal half of the eye
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nervous system
• in most homozygous mutant embryos the neural tube fails to close completely
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spina bifida
(
J:106348
)
• 14% exhibit neural tube closure defects consisting of spina bifida
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exencephaly
(
J:106348
)
• 55% exhibit neural tube closure defects consisting of exencephaly
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embryo
• fail to turn; incomplete penetrance
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• a small proportion of homozygous embryos exhibit defects of gastrulation
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• 3% show severe defects in mesoderm development including a malformed allantois, somite defects, and posterior mesoderm defects
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• a small proportion of embryos exhibit posterior truncation
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• in most homozygous mutant embryos the neural tube fails to close completely
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spina bifida
(
J:106348
)
• 14% exhibit neural tube closure defects consisting of spina bifida
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• a small proportion of homozygous embryos exhibit somite defects
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• in a small proportion of mutant embryos the allantois is malformed
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growth/size/body