Table 1. Listing of all possible combinations for asymmetric (ON) and symmetric (OFF) divisions in the E lineage. E, E2, E4, E8 and E16 describe the various stages in the E lineage development. Note that the second cell division in the lineage is always symmetric. The resulting theoretical mutants are designated A–P for the remainder of this paper.
| Mutant | E | E2 | E4 | E8 | E16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |
ON |
OFF |
ON |
ON |
ON |
| B |
ON |
OFF |
ON |
ON |
OFF |
| C |
ON |
OFF |
ON |
OFF |
ON |
| D |
ON |
OFF |
ON |
OFF |
OFF |
| E |
ON |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
ON |
| F |
ON |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
OFF |
| G |
ON |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
| H |
ON |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
| I |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
ON |
ON |
| J |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
ON |
OFF |
| K |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
OFF |
ON |
| L |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
OFF |
OFF |
| M |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
ON |
| N |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
OFF |
| O |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
| P | OFF | OFF | OFF | OFF | OFF |