. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 24.

Published in final edited form as: Mech Dev. 2008 Dec 11;126(3-4):117–127. doi: 10.1016/j.mod.2008.11.008

Table 2.

Ventral body wall closure and eye defects in Bmp2 and Bmp4 single and double mutants.

Genotype	Ventral body wall defect (VBD)	Small/missing eyes^a
Bmp2^−/+	Split xiphoid process^b 6/9	0/20
Bmp4^lacZ/+	Split xiphoid process^b 3/10	4/20^d
Bmp2^−/+; Bmp4^lacZ/+	VBD^c: 6/9 Omphalocele 5/9 Thoracoabdominoschisis 1/9	14/21

Data are presented as number defective/total analyzed.

Assessed in E12.5–E18 embryos.

Assessed in adults >5 weeks old.

Assessed in E15.5–E18.5 embryos.