About   Help   FAQ
Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Hoxa11+
wild type
MGI:2137146
Summary 17 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
ht1
Hoxa11tm2.1(Hoxa13)Ssp/Hoxa11+ either: (involves: 129P2/OlaHsd) or (involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ) MGI:3810947
ht2
Hoxa11tm1Ssp/Hoxa11+ involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6J MGI:3718237
ht3
Hoxa11tm1Ssp/Hoxa11+ involves: 129S2/SvPas * CF-1 MGI:2178118
ht4
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+ Not Specified MGI:3810824
cx5
Hoxa11tm1Dmwe/Hoxa11+
Hoxc11tm1Mrc/Hoxc11+
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11+
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129S7/SvEvBrd * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 MGI:3814866
cx6
Hoxa11tm1Ssp/Hoxa11+
Hoxdtm3Ddu/Hoxd+
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6 * CF-1 * SJL MGI:2178137
cx7
Hoxa11tm1Ssp/Hoxa11+
Hoxdtm3Ddu/Hoxdtm3Ddu
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6 * CF-1 * SJL MGI:2178138
cx8
Hoxa11tm1Ssp/Hoxa11+
Hoxd11tm2.1Ddu/Hoxd11+
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6J MGI:3718236
cx9
Hoxa11tm1Ssp/Hoxa11+
Hoxd11tm2.1Ddu/Hoxd11tm2.1Ddu
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6J MGI:3718231
cx10
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+
Hoxc11tm1Mrc/Hoxc11tm1Mrc
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11tm1Mrc
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd MGI:3814879
cx11
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+
Hoxc11tm1Mrc/Hoxc11+
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11+
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd MGI:3814871
cx12
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11tm1Mrc
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd MGI:3810827
cx13
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11+
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd MGI:3810825
cx14
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+
Hoxc11tm1Mrc/Hoxc11tm1Mrc
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11+
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd MGI:3814873
cx15
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+
Hoxc11tm1Mrc/Hoxc11+
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11tm1Mrc
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd MGI:3814874
cx16
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+
Hoxd11tm2.1(Hoxd11)Mrc/Hoxd11tm2.1(Hoxd11)Mrc
involves: BALB/cJ MGI:3810839
cx17
Hoxa11tm1Ssp/Hoxa11+
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11+
mixed MGI:2172332


Genotype
MGI:3810947
ht1
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm2.1(Hoxa13)Ssp/Hoxa11+
Genetic
Background
either: (involves: 129P2/OlaHsd) or (involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ)
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm2.1(Hoxa13)Ssp mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system
• mice lack uterine glands

limbs/digits/tail
N
• forelimb morphology is normal
• 7% of mice exhibit a reduction in the calcaneus bone compared to in wild-type mice
• mice exhibit a separation in the distal tibia and fibula unlike in wild-type mice

skeleton
• 7% of mice exhibit a reduction in the calcaneus bone compared to in wild-type mice

endocrine/exocrine glands
• mice lack uterine glands




Genotype
MGI:3718237
ht2
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Ssp/Hoxa11+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6J
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Ssp mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
skeleton
• 6 of 9 mice have carpal bone defects
• 1 of 9 mice have abnormal L7 formula instead of an L6 formula found in wild-type mice

limbs/digits/tail
• 6 of 9 mice have carpal bone defects




Genotype
MGI:2178118
ht3
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Ssp/Hoxa11+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S2/SvPas * CF-1
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Ssp mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
skeleton
• normal number of ribs, but one rudimentary rib
• transformation of the thirteenth thoracic (T13) vertebra to the first lumbar (L1) vertebra
• ~ 50% penetrance

reproductive system
• heterozygous mutant uteri are only marginally capable of supporting embryonic development to term
• only 165 living embryos out of a total of 480 implantation sites are detected at 10.5 and 11.5 of gestation
• heterozygous females produce severely reduced litter sizes




Genotype
MGI:3810824
ht4
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+
Genetic
Background
Not Specified
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
skeleton
N
• mice exhibit a normal number of lumbar vertebrae




Genotype
MGI:3814866
cx5
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Dmwe/Hoxa11+
Hoxc11tm1Mrc/Hoxc11+
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129S7/SvEvBrd * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Dmwe mutation (1 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
Hoxc11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxc11 mutation (14 available)
Hoxd11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxd11 mutation (14 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system




Genotype
MGI:2178137
cx6
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Ssp/Hoxa11+
Hoxdtm3Ddu/Hoxd+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6 * CF-1 * SJL
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Ssp mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
Hoxdtm3Ddu mutation (0 available); any Hoxd mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
skeleton
N
• normal morphology of the ulna, radius, tibia, and fibula




Genotype
MGI:2178138
cx7
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Ssp/Hoxa11+
Hoxdtm3Ddu/Hoxdtm3Ddu
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6 * CF-1 * SJL
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Ssp mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
Hoxdtm3Ddu mutation (0 available); any Hoxd mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
limbs/digits/tail
• lack of distal fusion of tibia and fibula
• lack of distal fusion of tibia and fibula

skeleton
• lack of distal fusion of tibia and fibula
• lack of distal fusion of tibia and fibula




Genotype
MGI:3718236
cx8
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Ssp/Hoxa11+
Hoxd11tm2.1Ddu/Hoxd11+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6J
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Ssp mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
Hoxd11tm2.1Ddu mutation (0 available); any Hoxd11 mutation (14 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
skeleton
• 1 of 11 mice have carpal bone defects
• 7 of 11 mice have abnormal L4
• 1 of 11 mice have abnormal L6
• 2 of 11 mice have an L7 formula instead of an L6 formula found in wild-type mice

limbs/digits/tail
• 1 of 11 mice have carpal bone defects




Genotype
MGI:3718231
cx9
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Ssp/Hoxa11+
Hoxd11tm2.1Ddu/Hoxd11tm2.1Ddu
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6J
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Ssp mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
Hoxd11tm2.1Ddu mutation (0 available); any Hoxd11 mutation (14 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
skeleton
• 11 of 11 mice have abnormal L4
• 4 of 11 mice have abnormal L6
• 7 of 11 mice have an L7 formula instead of an L6 formula found in wild-type mice




Genotype
MGI:3814879
cx10
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+
Hoxc11tm1Mrc/Hoxc11tm1Mrc
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11tm1Mrc
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
Hoxc11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxc11 mutation (14 available)
Hoxd11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxd11 mutation (14 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
renal/urinary system
• hypoplasia is more severe than in mice with 4 mutant alleles
• kidneys, when present, are in a more caudal and ventral location
• occasionally seen
• more frequent than in mice with 4 mutant alleles
• at E11.5, the bud forms but frequently migrates away from the metanephric mesenchyme




Genotype
MGI:3814871
cx11
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+
Hoxc11tm1Mrc/Hoxc11+
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
Hoxc11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxc11 mutation (14 available)
Hoxd11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxd11 mutation (14 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system
• show reproductive defects similar to those of mice homozygous for Hoxa11tm1Mrc




Genotype
MGI:3810827
cx12
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11tm1Mrc
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
Hoxd11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxd11 mutation (14 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
skeleton




Genotype
MGI:3810825
cx13
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
Hoxd11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxd11 mutation (14 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
skeleton




Genotype
MGI:3814873
cx14
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+
Hoxc11tm1Mrc/Hoxc11tm1Mrc
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
Hoxc11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxc11 mutation (14 available)
Hoxd11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxd11 mutation (14 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system
• show reproductive defects similar to those of mice homozygous for Hoxa11tm1Mrc




Genotype
MGI:3814874
cx15
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+
Hoxc11tm1Mrc/Hoxc11+
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11tm1Mrc
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
Hoxc11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxc11 mutation (14 available)
Hoxd11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxd11 mutation (14 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system
• show reproductive defects similar to those of mice homozygous for Hoxa11tm1Mrc




Genotype
MGI:3810839
cx16
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Mrc/Hoxa11+
Hoxd11tm2.1(Hoxd11)Mrc/Hoxd11tm2.1(Hoxd11)Mrc
Genetic
Background
involves: BALB/cJ
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
Hoxd11tm2.1(Hoxd11)Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxd11 mutation (14 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
skeleton
N
• mice exhibit a normal number of lumbar vertebrae




Genotype
MGI:2172332
cx17
Allelic
Composition
Hoxa11tm1Ssp/Hoxa11+
Hoxd11tm1Mrc/Hoxd11+
Genetic
Background
mixed
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hoxa11tm1Ssp mutation (0 available); any Hoxa11 mutation (11 available)
Hoxd11tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Hoxd11 mutation (14 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
skeleton
• proximal carpal bones are fused
• one additional mutant allele at either locus leads to carpal malformation as well
• homeotic transformation of first sacral vertebra to lumbar vertebra 7

limbs/digits/tail
• proximal carpal bones are fused
• one additional mutant allele at either locus leads to carpal malformation as well





Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
Citing These Resources
Funding Information
Warranty Disclaimer, Privacy Notice, Licensing, & Copyright
Send questions and comments to User Support.
last database update
03/25/2025
MGI 6.24
The Jackson Laboratory