mortality/aging
• homozygous embryos die in utero by or before ~12.5 dpc (days post coitum)
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embryo
• homozygous embryos are smaller than wild-type or heterozygotes
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growth/size/body
• homozygous embryos are smaller than wild-type or heterozygotes
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hematopoietic system
• embryos lack definitive erythropoiesis, resulting in lethality
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