Table 2.
Resemblance of dauer characteristics in nictation-depleted P. pacificus mutants to reference PS312 dauers: 1, low; 2, medium; 3, high. Most dauer-like mutants (highest similarity index) are shown in bold.
| dauer characteristics | tu427 | tu428 | tu429 | tu430 | tu431 | tu432 | tu433 | tu426 | tu434 | tu435 | tu436 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dark body | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| thin body | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| constricted pharynx (does not pump) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| thin dark intestine | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| lipid droplet accumulation | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| gonad arrest | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| absence of intermediate or partial dauers | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| similarity index (total) | 20 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 15 |