embryo
• when dams are fed a zinc-deficient diet (<1 ppm Zn) from day E8, 45% of homozygous mutant embryos exhibit gross abnormalities at day E14, vs. 13.3% (this study; literature values = 13-23%) of wild-type embryos
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• of the abnormal embryos of both mutant and wild-type zinc-deprived dams, approximately two-thirds are mildly affected (exhibiting growth retardation and delayed limb development)
• of the abnormal embryos of both mutant and wild-type zinc-deprived dams, approximately one-third are severely affected (having craniofacial defects in addition to severe retardation of both growth and development)
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growth/size/body
• of the abnormal embryos of both mutant and wild-type zinc-deprived dams, approximately two-thirds are mildly affected (exhibiting growth retardation and delayed limb development)
• of the abnormal embryos of both mutant and wild-type zinc-deprived dams, approximately one-third are severely affected (having craniofacial defects in addition to severe retardation of both growth and development)
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limbs/digits/tail
• of the abnormal embryos of both mutant and wild-type zinc-deprived dams, approximately two-thirds are mildly affected (exhibiting growth retardation and delayed limb development)
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craniofacial
• of the abnormal embryos of both mutant and wild-type zinc-deprived dams, approximately one-third are severely affected (having craniofacial defects in addition to severe retardation of both growth and development)
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