mortality/aging
• most die during day 1 or day 2 postnatally
• only about 13% survive to weaning
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• only about 89% of expected homozygotes are born
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behavior/neurological
• no indication that pups dying within the first 2 days of life ever suckle
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growth/size/body
• first noticeable at E14.5
• significantly smaller than normal at E18.5
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• markedly smaller than normal immediately after birth
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skeleton
• incomplete segmentation between sternebrae 3 and 4
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• 14 pairs of ribs; additional pair of sternal ribs
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• anterior arch of the atlas is broadened and tilted anteriorly
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• split neural arch of the axis
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• anterior transformation of T8 to T7 with resulting additional sternal ribs
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• posterior transformation of C7 to T1 with attached aberrant ribs
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• anterior transformation of L1 to T13
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cellular
• delayed entry of embryonic fibroblasts into the S phase of the cell cycle
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embryo
• first noticeable at E14.5
• significantly smaller than normal at E18.5
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