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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Dkk2tm1Lmgd
targeted mutation 1, Laboratory of Mammalian Genes and Development, Heiner Westphal
MGI:3639316
Summary 1 genotype
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hm1
Dkk2tm1Lmgd/Dkk2tm1Lmgd involves: C57BL/6 MGI:3639887


Genotype
MGI:3639887
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Dkk2tm1Lmgd/Dkk2tm1Lmgd
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Dkk2tm1Lmgd mutation (0 available); any Dkk2 mutation (22 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
vision/eye
• mutant cornea is transformed into a stratified epidermis
• hair growth is visible on the ocular surface of adults
• adults exhibit an opaque plaque on their ocular surface
• sebaceous glands and conjunctiva-specific goblet cells are present in the epithelial layer of the cornea
• corneal epithelial hyperplasia is present in adults

growth/size/body
• adult homozygotes are smaller in size than wild-type littermates due to a bone density defect





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last database update
04/16/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory