Table 2.
Genotype | Egg laying in 2 days* | Egg distribution in 6 hr | Egg laying time (min) | ||||
N | Eggs/female/day | N | Uterus with egg (%) | Total time | Ovulation time | Uterus time | |
syt12Gal4 | 25 | 77.3 ± 2.3 | 28 | 42.9 ± 18.3 | 17.1 ± 0.5 | 9.8 ± 3.1 | 7.3 ± 3.1 |
syt12>shits | 25 | 72.2 ± 2.4 | 32 | 68.8 ± 16.1 | 18.3 ± 0.6 | 5.7 ± 2.9 | 12.6 ± 3.0 |
syt12Gal4 | 25 | 65.4 ± 2.3 | 29 | 62.1 ± 17.7 | 20.2 ± 0.7 | 7.6 ± 3.6 | 12.5 ± 3.6 |
syt12>βCOPRNAi | 25 | 53.8 ± 6.3 | 28 | 85.7 ± 13.0 | 24.5 ± 2.9† | 3.5 ± 3.2 | 21.0 ± 4.0† |
syt12>sec23RNAi | 25 | 51.5 ± 6.2 | 29 | 86.2 ± 12.6 | 25.7 ± 3.1† | 3.5 ± 3.3 | 22.1 ± 4.2† |
syt12>Hr39RNAi | 25 | 35.8 ± 2.2† | 30 | 26.7 ± 15.8† | 36.9 ± 2.3† | 27 ± 6.1† | 9.8 ± 5.9 |
1 day = 22 hr at 29°C.
p<0.05. All data are mean ± 95% confidence interval. T-test was used for egg laying, while Fisher's exact test was used for egg distribution.