Table 1.
Statistical analysis of the bone lengths
| Genotype | Relative length, %
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| Vertebral column | Humerus | Ulna | Femur | Tibia | Frontal–parietal | |
| Wild type | 100.0 ± 0.6 (8) | 100.0 ± 1.0 (8) | 100.0 ± 0.9 (8) | 100.0 ± 1.0 (9) | 100.0 ± 0.9 (9) | 100.0 ± 2.5 (8) |
| Heterozygote | 89.2 ± 2.4 (13)* | 93.9 ± 2.3 (12)* | 94.0 ± 3.0 (12)* | 92.3 ± 3.1 (12)* | 90.7 ± 3.6 (12)* | 100.7 ± 4.9 (12) |
| Homozygote | 79.6 ± 3.2 (8)† | 89.2 ± 2.6 (8)† | 89.8 ± 4.1 (8)‡ | 87.6 ± 3.3 (8)† | 81.1 ± 5.2 (8)† | 101.4 ± 7.9 (8) |
Values are expressed as percentages of wild-type (mean ± SD) and the number of samples are indicated in parentheses. Statistical evaluations were made by the Student t test between wild types and heterozygotes (∗) or between heterozygotes and homozygotes († or ‡): ∗, P < 0.01; †, P < 0.01; ‡, P < 0.05.