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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:3618280
Allelic
Composition		 Dcxtm1Caw/Dcx+
Genetic
Background		 involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * 129X1/SvJ
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Mouse lines carrying:
Dcxtm1Caw mutation (0 available); any Dcx mutation (21 available)
♀ phenotype observed in females
♂ phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological
abnormal avoidance learning behavior ( J:78746 )
• female mice show impaired ability to associate stimulus (tone) with unconditioned stimulus (shock) in the fear test
abnormal spatial learning ( J:78746 )
• animals demonstrate mild deficits in latency to find hidden platform in Morris water maze test
decreased grip strength ( J:78746 )
• female heterozygous mice show deficits in cage-top hang tests

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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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01/28/2026
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