Table 5.
slow larval growth in astacin mutants
| Genotype | animals hatching within 24 hours | animals reaching L4 stage within 48 hours after hatching | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wild type | 99% | (n = 494) | 100% | (n = 94) |
| nas-5(hd96) | 97% | (n = 440) | 100% | (n = 111) |
| nas-6(hd108) | 98% | (n = 214) | 33%* | (n = 205) |
| nas-7(hd116) | 100% | (n = 208) | 98% | (n = 129) |
| nas-5; nas-6 | 98% | (n = 257) | 31%* | (n = 232) |
| nas-5; nas-7 | 100% | (n = 115) | 100% | (n = 115) |
| nas-6; nas-7 | 99% | (n = 260) | 17%* | (n = 135) |
| nas-5; nas-6; nas-7 | 96% | (n = 164) | 14%* | (n = 124) |
| nas-21 (hd119) | 98% | (n = 508) | 100% | (n = 628) |
| nas-39(hd104) | 96% | (n = 307) | 99% | (n = 650) |
| nas-39(gk343) | 100% | (n = 233) | 100% | (n = 634) |
* significant with p < 0.01 (χ2 test)