Fig 7. Primary defect occurs in somatic gonad.

L4/young adult worms of the indicated genotype, carrying lag-2p::GFP, were fed with bacteria carrying the dsRNA corresponding to aak-2. In each image, the anterior side of the worm is positioned to the left. Dotted lines indicate the outlines of the gonad. Bar, 20 μm. Worms with gonads of ≥ 60 μm in length of the long axis (3-fold as long as the primordial gonad) were determined as extended and the results (%) are shown in the graph (right). More than 50 worms were analyzed for each condition.