mortality/aging
• at 3 weeks, number of homozygous mice is 48% of wild-type and only 29% of expected Mendelian number
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• significantly fewer homozygous embryos are found at E13.5 and 14.5; dead embryos appear to have terminated sometime from E10.5 to 12.5
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growth/size/body
• many homozygous embryos and their placentas are smaller than wild-type embryos
• Background Sensitivity: at N3F3 generation (intercross of hets after third backcross to B6), expected number of homozygotes is obtained
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• some homozygous pups (6/8 total runted pups) are severely runted with weights ~50% that of littermates at birth; runted mice are euthanized at various time points for health reasons
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• many homozygotes appear smaller than littermates after weaning, and weigh significantly less than wild-type littermates at 41.5 days
• at 1 year, homozygous mice have weights ~25% lower than littermates
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embryo
• many homozygous embryos and their placentas are smaller than wild-type embryos
• Background Sensitivity: at N3F3 generation (intercross of hets after third backcross to B6), expected number of homozygotes is obtained
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respiratory system
• 3 runted mice exhibited enlarged airspaces
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• a portion of runted homozygotes gasp after birth, suggesting respiratory distress and lung problems
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