TABLE 2.

Gene silencing by hpRNA-expressing constructs in dcl-1⁻ mutants^a

Plasmidb	Strain	No. of transformants			Silencing frequency (%)
		Albino	Wild type	Total
pMAT1253 (hpRNA)	wtc	543	96	639	85.1
	dcl-1−	544	82	626	86.9
pMAT647 (s-transgene)	wt	26	489	515	5.0
	dcl-1−	93	1,513	1,606	5.7

^aThe colors of the transformants were observed after 48 h under illumination with white light.

^bhpRNA, construct expressing hpRNA; s-transgene, construct expressing the sense transgene.

^cwt, wild type.