Table 3.

lola is required in the germline for the correct number of transit amplifying divisions. Live preparations of intact, mature spermatocyte cysts were scored by phase contrast microscopy (see Section 2). n=number of spermatocyte cysts scored.

	Percentage of mature primary spermatocyte cysts containing
	8 cells per cyst	16 cells per cyst	32 cells per cyst	>32 cells per cyst	Other (cell count not a multiple of 2n)
nos-Gal4 alone (n=45)	0	97.8	0	0	2.2
pan lola hairpin alone (n=57)	0	98.1	0	0	1.9
pan lola knock-down (n=53)	1.9	13.2	58.5	1.9	24.5
lola-L hairpin alone (n=57)	0	98.3	0	0	1.7
lola-L knock-down (n=57)	0	56.1	29.9	3.5	10.5
lola-N hairpin alone (n=56)	0	100	0	0	0
lola-N knock-down (n=58)	0	17.3	74.1	0	8.6
lola-P hairpin alone (n=70)	0	97.1	0	0	2.9
lola-P knock-down (n=56)	0	73.2	10.7	1.8	14.3