cellular
• Background Sensitivity: a 5-fold reduction in the number of Prdm9-dependent H3K4me3 peaks and a decrease in peak intensity is found in homozygous spermatocytes compared with wild-type C57BL/6J, but methyltransferase activity is not abolished as it is in null homozygotes, and only one quarter of the double stranded breaks are at Prdm9-dependent hotspotsverus 85% in C57BL/6J controls while three quarters of the double stranded breaks are found in Prdm9-independent sites versus approximately 4% in C57BL/6J controls
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endocrine/exocrine glands
small ovary
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J:299008
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reproductive system
• Background Sensitivity: a 5-fold reduction in the number of Prdm9-dependent H3K4me3 peaks and a decrease in peak intensity is found in homozygous spermatocytes compared with wild-type C57BL/6J, but methyltransferase activity is not abolished as it is in null homozygotes, and only one quarter of the double stranded breaks are at Prdm9-dependent hotspotsverus 85% in C57BL/6J controls while three quarters of the double stranded breaks are found in Prdm9-independent sites versus approximately 4% in C57BL/6J controls
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small ovary
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J:299008
)
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• although homozygous females are sub-fertile, they do reproduce
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