| Type | MGI:General | Description | observed in 100% of mice neural folds "mushroom" outward and do not converge at the dorsal midline by E10.25 the neural tube is malformed along the anterior-posterior axis resulting in the exposure of the forebrain neuroepithelium 23% of fetuses exhibited failed caudal neural tube closure resulting in spina bifida surrounding tissues, including the notochord, floor plate, head mesenchyme, and somites, appear normal |
