TABLE 1.

Phenotypic properties of the cox5∷ble and cyc1-1 respiratory-deficient mutants and of the rse2-1 and rse3-1 suppressors

	Wild type	cox5∷ble	cyc1-1	cox5∷ble rse2-1	cyc1-1 rse3-1	rse2-1	rse3-1
Mycelium aspect	Aerial	Thin	Thin	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial
Ascospore coloration	Black	Black	Colorlessa	Black	Colorlessa	Black	Black
Germination rateb	+++	+	+	++	++	+++	+++
Growth ratec (cm/day)	0.60 ± 0.03	0.21 ± 0.01	0.21 ± 0.01	0.48 ± 0.10	0.48 ± 0.11	0.50 ± 0.04	0.51 ± 0.04
Female fertility	Fertile	Sterile	Sterile	Sterile	Sterile	Fertile	Fertile

^aThis phenotype exhibits a variable penetrance (Sellem et al. 2007).

^bGermination rate is given as +++ for wild-type thalli, + for sparse and slow-growing thalli, and ++ for thalli of intermediate phenotype on germination medium.

^cGrowth rates are mean values ± standard deviation.