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Effects of the Y-chromosome and the dominant hemimelia mutation on the morphology of the mouse mandible.
Congenital anomalies - 1 Mar 2019
Suto Jun-Ichi
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The aims of this study were to test whether the Y-chromosome and the autosomal dominant hemimelia (Dh) mutation can affect mandible morphology in mice. I analyzed mandible size and shape using landmark-based geometric morphometrics in 16 DH-Chr Y@ -+/+ (@ represents one of the inbred strain names) strains and observed significant differences in mandible size. The largest mandible was identified in strain DH-Chr...
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