reproductive system
• the number of sperm in the semen was approximately 0.01% of wild-type
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• almost all sperm from mutant mice showed abnormal morphologies, such as large round heads, short tails, and multiple tails
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• multiple sperm tails
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• short sperm tails
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• large round sperm heads
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• the weight of a testis was 88% that in wild-type mice
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• maturation of the spermatids was arrested around step 10
• considerable number of spermatocytes and spermatids in mutant mice were apoptotic
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• no offspring ever resulted from mating between homozygous male and wild-type female
• a defect in fertility was not observed in female
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• the weight of a testis was 88% that in wild-type mice
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cellular
• the number of sperm in the semen was approximately 0.01% of wild-type
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• almost all sperm from mutant mice showed abnormal morphologies, such as large round heads, short tails, and multiple tails
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• multiple sperm tails
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• short sperm tails
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• large round sperm heads
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