Table 2.
Genotype | No. of animals | Lack of lateral canal and ampulla | Lack of separation of utricle and saccule | Lack or aberrant cochleo saccular duct | Aberrant saccule | Misshapen cochlea
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Hook region | No. of coils | Aberrant shape | ||||||
Otx1 −/− | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
Otx1 −/− Otx2 +/− | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
hOtx21/hOtx21 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Otd1/Otd1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
hOtx12/hOtx12 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
All mutant mice were scored between 15 to 16.5 dpc. At these stages, the cochlea should coil from 1.5 to a mature 1.75 turns. Any cochlea that had 1.5 turns was considered normal in order to accommodate for variability in staging and possible developmental delay of mutants.