Predicted to enable sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within embryonic digit morphogenesis; pattern specification process; and skeletal system development. Part of transcription regulator complex. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; genitourinary system; hemolymphoid system; limb; and limb bud. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in clubfoot. Orthologous to human HOXD12 (homeobox D12). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]