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Mouse Dach2 mutants do not exhibit gross defects in eye development or brain function.
Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) - 1 Feb 2006
Davis Richard J, Pesah Yakov I, Harding Mark, Paylor Richard, Mardon Graeme
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Drosophila dachshund is a critical regulator of eye, brain, and limb formation. Vertebrate homologs, Dach1 and Dach2, are expressed in the developing retina, brain, and limbs, suggesting functional conservation of the dachshund/Dach gene family. Dach1 mutants die postnatally, but exhibit grossly normal development. Here we report the generation of Dach2 mutant mice. Although deletion of Dach2 exon 1 results in...
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