Predicted to enable zinc ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in negative regulation of gene expression. Predicted to act upstream of or within several processes, including behavioral fear response; gamete generation; and regulation of nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process. Predicted to be active in male germ cell nucleus. Orthologous to human MORC1 (MORC family CW-type zinc finger 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]