mortality/aging
• die spontaneously by bleeding during development or in adulthood
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homeostasis/metabolism
immune system
• blood-filled lymphatic vessels in the intestine, heart, diaphragm, and skin in adult
• lymphatic vessels of homozygous mutants are blood-filled by mid-gestation
• occasional fusion between blood and lymphatic vessels
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cardiovascular system
• during development and in adulthood
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