Enables sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding activity. Involved in embryonic hindgut morphogenesis; prostate gland development; and response to testosterone. Located in nucleus. Biomarker of hypospadias. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in brachydactyly-syndactyly syndrome; clubfoot; cryptorchidism; and dysostosis (multiple). Orthologous to human HOXD13 (homeobox D13). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]