Table 3.

Dissection of the ovulation process by time-lapse recording

Strain	RNAi	Sheath contraction	Spermathecal dilation	Oocyte maturationa	Aberrant cytokinesis	Ovulation	n
Wild-type	Control	100b	89	100	0	78	9
	CeTMI,II	0	0	100	100	0	5
	CeTMI,II,III,IV	0	0	100	100	0	10
	pat-10	0	43	100	71	43c	7
unc-60(r398)	Control	83	83	83	0	83	6
	CeTMI,II	60	100	100	0	80	5
	CeTMI,II,III,IV	0	80	100	20	60	5
	pat-10	0	50	83	17	50	6

^aMaturation was characterized by nuclear envelope breakdown

^bAll values except “n” indicate percentages

^cThis includes two cases (29%) of abnormal ovulation, which cleaves the oocyte before completion