First arch malformation: a new craniofacial mutant in the mouse.

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The first arch malformation arising in a BALB/c strain of mice, has been shown to be inherited as a single autosomal recessive gene and is given the provisional gene symbol far. Affected newborns have extensive bony defects of the face and skull, including a cleft secondary palate, and die within 24 hours of birth. Most of the abnormalities occur in bones derived from the first branchial arch and most of the bony...

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