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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:6280314
Allelic
Composition
Spata22repro42/Spata22tm1a(KOMP)Wtsi
Genetic
Background
involves: C3H * C57BL/6N
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Mouse lines carrying:
Spata22repro42 mutation (0 available); any Spata22 mutation (31 available)
Spata22tm1a(KOMP)Wtsi mutation (1 available); any Spata22 mutation (31 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system
• adult ovaries show complete lack of oocytes
• adult males exhibit an absence of certain spermatocytes, spermatids, and spermatozoa
• severe male germ cell depletion is caused by meiotic arrest
• adult ovaries contain degenerated follicles
• adult females exhibit smaller ovaries
• adult males exhibit smaller testes
• both males and females are sterile but otherwise overtly normal

cellular
• adult ovaries show complete lack of oocytes
• adult males exhibit an absence of certain spermatocytes, spermatids, and spermatozoa
• severe male germ cell depletion is caused by meiotic arrest

endocrine/exocrine glands
• adult ovaries contain degenerated follicles
• adult females exhibit smaller ovaries
• adult males exhibit smaller testes

growth/size/body


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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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last database update
01/28/2026
MGI 6.24
The Jackson Laboratory