Does the T gene determine the anteroposterior axis of a mouse embryo?

doi:10.1266/jjg.65.287

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Does the T gene determine the anteroposterior axis of a mouse embryo?

Idengaku zasshi - 1 Oct 1990

Yanagisawa K O

Abstract excerpt

The t complex in the mouse is essential to embryonic development. The semidominant mutation, T, is embryonic lethal in homozygotes. In T/T embryos, proper morphogenetic movement is hindered, causing the number of mesodermal cells to be reduced. The other effect of T mutation is shortening of the...

Topics

Animals
Embryo, Mammalian
Embryonic and Fetal Development
Genes, Lethal
Homozygote
Mesoderm
Mice
Morphogenesis
Mutation
Phenotype

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