In the retina there is degeneration of the photoreceptors, which is already present at 13 days. Whorls of outer segment membranes form, and the outer segments eventually disappear completely.
Gene | Mouse Chromosome | Human Chromosome | Retinal ONL disappear by | Strains |
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nr | 8 | 8p or 13q | 10 | BALB/cGr- nr , C3Fe.CGr- nr |