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Type  MGI:General Description  at E17.5, the middle part of the cochlea has two disorganized rows of hair cells instead of the normal stereotyped pattern of 3 rows of outer hair cells and 1 row of inner hair cells: towards base of the cochlea, the number of hair cells is severely reduced and instead of a continuous band of two rows, the rows are broken up and irregular islands of hair cells are present