TABLE 5.
Defects in the mating steps of mutant males
| Latencya (min)
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Ventral turningb
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genotype | ≥10 | 5–10 | ≤5 | Good | Sloppy | Missed |
| him-5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 232 | 0 | 2 |
| bxIs14him-5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 299 | 5 | 2 |
| rax-1(bx126), bxIs14him-5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 130 | 10 | 46 |
| rax-1(bx132), bxIs14him-5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 21 |
| rax-4(bx139), bxIs14him-5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 18 |
| rax-3(bx133), bxIs14him-5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 10 |
| rax-3(bx138), bxIs14him-5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 73 | 2 | 22 |
| rax-5(bx137), bxIs14him-5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 74 | 11 | 42 |
| rax-5(bx140), bxIs14him-5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| sax-2(bx130), bxIs14him-5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 0 |
a
Latency is a measure of the time required for a tester male to find a hermaphrodite and pause to press its ventral side against the surface of hermaphrodite and initiate backing up to search for the vulva. >10 means that animal was not observed to stop during 10-min observation period.
b
The total number of turns executed by all tester males (n = 16 for each genotype) during the 10-min observation period is shown.