Figure 4.

act-5 is essential for growth. (a) Table presents an analysis of the growth of individual animals in a brood, after 2 d. Animals were assayed by PCR to identify genotype after their phenotype was recorded. act-5 (dt2017) homozygotes correspond to animals that fail to grow beyond the first larval stage (L1), even after 2 d of development. (b) Adults carrying one copy of act-5 (dt2017) are skinny and clear (right), compared with wild-type adults (left). Images were taken with bright field optics.