skeleton
• the posterior muscle attachment region cannot be found
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• by 4 to 6 weeks postnatally, a moderate ridges (1.3%) develops along the anterior longitudinal line of the shaft of the femur
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• delayed fusion between the pubic and ischial bones at 8+ weeks of age
• 4% of the mice show posterior complete dyssymphysis of ischium and pubis
• 44% of the mice show a prominent seam or indentation on the posterior edge of the pelvis vs. 16.7% in wild-type
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• posterior transformation of the most caudal thoracic vertebra into a lumbar identity
• T12(T13/L1)L5S5 pattern in 38.9% of mutant mice
• the transition occurs at the ninth thoracic vertebra (T9), instead of T10 in 9.3% mice
• T12(T13/L1)L5(L6/S1)S4 pattern in 1.9% of mutant mice
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• the most caudal lumbar vertebra often undergoes a similar transformation into a sacral (S1) identity
• T13L5(L6/S1)S4 pattern in 7.4% of mutant mice
• T13L5S5 pattern in 31.5% of mutant mice
• T12(T13/L1)L5(L6/S1)S4 pattern in 1.9% of mutant mice
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limbs/digits/tail
• the posterior muscle attachment region cannot be found
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• by 4 to 6 weeks postnatally, a moderate ridges (1.3%) develops along the anterior longitudinal line of the shaft of the femur
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