mortality/aging
• normal blastocysts are recovered at higher than expected Mendelian ratios at E3.5 (33% versus 25%); no homozygous embryos are recovered at E7.5
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embryo
• blastocysts fail to hatch from the zona pellucida with apparent cell death after 3 days in culture
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cellular
• blastocysts show apparent cell death after 3 days in culture
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