Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity and cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within skeletal muscle cell differentiation. Predicted to be located in nucleoplasm. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; branchial arch; genitourinary system; limb bud; and nervous system. Orthologous to human FOXN2 (forkhead box N2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]