Predicted to enable sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to act upstream of or within embryonic digit morphogenesis; pattern specification process; and skeletal system development. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Predicted to be part of transcription regulator complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in clubfoot. Orthologous to human HOXD12 (homeobox D12). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]