TABLE 1.
Characteristics of DJH joint sequences in BALB/c mouse embryos, newborns, and adults
| Groupa | No. of sequences
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|---|---|---|---|
| Embryo (n = 92) | Newborn (n = 57) | Adult (n = 25) | |
| P-Sp/AGM | 20 | ||
| Liver | 29 | 39 | |
| YS | 33 | ||
| Blood | 10 | ||
| Spleen | 18 | 25 | |
| E10/11/12 | 24/50/18 | ||
| DFL16b | 28 | 45 | 7 |
| DSP2 | 64 | 12 | 18 |
| JH1 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| JH2 | 21 | 14 | 0 |
| JH3 | 28 | 12 | 2 |
| JH4 | 33 | 16 | 23 |
| ORF1 | 40 | 36 | 14 |
| ORF2 | 23 | 8 | 2 |
| ORF3 | 29 | 13 | 9 |
a
P-Sp/AGM, para-aortic splanchnopleura/aorta-gonad-mesonephros region; YS, yolk sac.
b
Two embryo DJH sequences and one adult DJH sequence used the DFL16.2 gene and were not included in the experimental analyses. The DFL16/DSP2 ratios were as follows: embryo, 0.36; newborn, 3.75; adult, 0.39.