Primary Identifier | MGI:1913904 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 9 | NCBI Gene Number | 66654 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within meiotic DNA repair synthesis and synaptonemal complex assembly. Located in central element. Is expressed in embryo; oocyte; and spermatocyte. Orthologous to human TEX12 (testis expressed 12). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knockout allele exhibit infertility associated with failure of crossover events during meiosis. [provided by MGI curators] |