- precipice response variant
Animals do not respond to the edge or gap in the medium surface they were supported on in the same manner as controls. In Mitchell et al., the precipice response was defined to be that within 2 seconds of the nose moving off the edge of the agar chunk, the worm begins a reversal that completes at least one full sine wave.
- anchor cell invasion variant
Any variation in the process by which the gonad anchor cell makes contact with vulval cells in order to create a uterine-vulval connection. In C. elegans, this includes the loss of the basement membranes between these cells and the crossing of the basolateral portion of the anchor cell through this gap.
- diplo X gamete
Animals produce ova/sperm that contain 2 X chromosomes.
- octopamine metabolism variant
Animals exhibit variations in any chemical reaction or pathway involving octopamine, 1-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-aminoethanol, compared to control.
- three fold arrest
Cessation of development that normally occurs in C. elegans 520-620min after the first cleavage at 20C, the stage between the 2-fold and fully elongated embryo.
- one point five fold arrest emb
Cessation of development that normally occurs in C. elegans 420-460 min after the first embryonic cleavage at 20C, the stage between the comma and 2-fold embryo.
- EdU incorporation reduced
Cells display reduced incorporation of the thymidine analogue 5-Ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU), suggesting reduced cell proliferation. Incorporation of EdU is an indication of active DNA synthesis and thus an indication of cells proceeding through the cell cycle.