Table 5. Tests for redundancy between UBR-5 and SEL-10.
| Genotype | Avg No. Embryos Produced (± SE) | N | % Viable Progeny | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubr-5(om2); unc-32(e189) glp-1(q231ts); sel-10(ok1632) | 124 ± 5 | 10 | 74.8 | 1243 |
| ubr-5(om2); unc-32(e189) glp-1(q231ts) | 174 ± 10 | 10 | 40.0 | 1740 |
| unc-32(e189) glp-1(q231ts); sel-10(ok1632)a | 119 ± 15 | 12 | 0.6 | 1428 |
| unc-32(e189) glp-1(q231ts)b | 129 ± 8 | 16 | 0.0 | 2065 |
| ubr-5(om2); sel-10(ok1632)a | 248 ± 6 | 12 | 97.2 | 2972 |
| ubr-5(om2) | 276 ± 17 | 7 | 98.4 | 1901 |
| sel-10(ok1632) original RB1432a,c | 157 ± 17 | 8 | 32.0 | 1441 |
| sel-10(ok1632) reisolated from ubr-5(om2); sel-10(ok1632)c | 225 ± 7 | 5 | 98.6 | 1125 |
Assays were conducted at 20°. N, number of full broods counted; n, number of individuals counted.
a
The reported broods were produced by animals with a functional vulva. Some animals of these genotypes have a defective vulva and consequently fail to lay eggs and/or die prematurely, in each case producing a limited number of offspring that does not reflect the degree of germline proliferation. Hence, the effective brood size of this strain is smaller than the value listed here.
b
These data also are listed in Table 1.
c
The embryonic lethality and reduced brood size of strain RB1432 do not appear to be caused by sel-10(ok1632). See text.