embryo
• in vitro, embryos show no further development and never reach a morphological blastocyst stage after 3 days in culture
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• in vitro, embryos fail to hatch from the zona pellucida after 3 days in culture
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• embryos recovered at E3.5 appear as dying morulae
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mortality/aging
IMPC - TCP
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IMPC - TCP
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• homozygous embryos are recovered at slightly lower than expected Mendelian ratios at E3.5 (7% versus expected 25%, n=46) and appear as dying morulae; no homozygous embryos or excess resorption sites are observed at E7.5
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IMPC - UCD
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