Table 1.
Comparison of DVC axon defects in UL2650 (ceh-63 wild type) and UL3551 (ceh-63 mutant) adult hermaphrodites.
| DVC axonal extension defect type | UL2650 (ceh-63+) |
UL3551 (ceh-63−) |
|---|---|---|
| Extension only halfway round the nerve ring | 3 | 21 |
| Incomplete, with a small gap in the nerve ring | 18 | 8 |
| Branching in the nerve ring | 1 | 6 |
| Premature termination, not reaching the nerve ring | 2 | 1 |
| Too long, crossing over itself | 3 | 26 |
| Meandering in the nerve ring | 0 | 23 |
| Totally disorganized | 0 | 2 |
| Normal with no defect apparent | 132 | 31 |
| Total defects | 27 | 87 |
| Total examined | 159 | 118 |
| Percentage with defects | 17% | 73.7% |