mortality/aging
• although born in Mendelian ratios, less than 10% of mice survive to weaning with most mice dieing within the first 2 days after birth
• Background Sensitivity: just under 10% of mice survive to weaning unlike on an outbred background where more than 10% survive to weaning
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growth/size/body
• throughout adulthood
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• at E15.5
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cellular
• mouse embryonic fibroblasts grow slower than wild-type cells after 6 to 9 passages
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