behavior/neurological
• by 3-4 weeks of age, homozygous mutants frequently fall onto their backs and have difficulty righting themselves
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• although young homozygous mutants are able to move about and to breed, by 8 months of age the ataxia has progressed so the mice no longer can eat
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• by 3-4 weeks of age, homozygous mutant mice lift their hind legs noticeably higher than do wild-type mice when taking steps
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• by 3-4 weeks of age, homozygous mutant mice lift their hind legs noticeably higher than do wild-type mice when taking steps
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