TABLE 3.
Fate of the Pn.p cells of the vulval equivalence group in lin-24(n2050) mutants
| Animal no. | P3.p | P4.p | P5.p | P6.p | P7.p | P8.p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild type | 3° | 3° | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° |
| 1 | S | X | S | S | S | S |
| 2 | S | S | S | X | Sa | S |
| 3 | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 4 | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 5 | S | S | S | X | S | S |
| 6 | S | S | S | S | S | X |
| 7 | S | S | S | 1° | X | S |
| 8 | X | S | X | X | S | S |
| 9 | S | 3° | X | S | X | S |
| 10 | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 11 | S | S | S | S | X | S |
lin-24(n2050) animals were picked in the early L3 larval stage and observed to the L3 molt. The fate of each cell is recorded: X, the Pn.p cell was not present and presumed dead; S, cell persisted into the L4 larval stage without dividing and probably joined the hypodermal syncytium; 3°, tertiary fate; 2°, secondary fate; 1°, primary fate (Sternberg and Horvitz 1986). The top row shows the normal fates of each of the P(3–8).p cells in wild-type hermaphrodites.
a
Nucleus was abnormally small.