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¹Department of Developmental Genetics, Institute of Advanced Medicine, Wakayama Medical University (WMU), Kimiidera, Wakayama 641-8509,

²Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507,

³Division of Reproductive Engineering, Center for Animal Resources and Development, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-0811,

⁴Department of Molecular Pathology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime 791-0295