isothermal tracking behavior variant

Variations in the ability of an animal to remain within a defined temperature. In C. elegans, animals tend to track and stay within a temperature that is most closely related to their cultivation temperature.

long range axon migration variant

Animals exhibit axons with migration behaviors that differ from those observed in control animals after the axons cross a half-way point between opposing neural cords. In C. elegans this point is marked by the lateral seam cells between the ventral and dorsal cords.

short range axon migration variant

Animals exhibit axons with migration behaviors that differ from those observed in control animals before the axons reach a half-way point between opposing neural cords. In C. elegans this point is marked by the lateral seam cells between the ventral and dorsal cords.

body wall muscle myosin organization defective

The characteristic organization of myosin filaments into discrete A-bands within the muscle cells is disrupted. In C. elegans, myosin filaments no longer appear as continuous longitudinally oriented fibers across the muscle quadrants.

pharyngeal relaxation defective

Defects in rhythmic pharyngeal relaxations compared to control animals. In C. elegans pharyngeal relaxation follows a contraction event and facilitates bacterial trapping within the pharynx while expelling liquid.

male sex muscle morphology variant

Any variation in the form, structure or composition of the muscles of the adult male reproductive system compared to control. In C. elegans males, the M myoblast gives rise to a much larger set of specialized muscles, compared to hermaphrodites, which differentiate within the tail region (Wormatlas).

pronuclear envelope defective early emb

Any deficiency in the lipid bilayer, the equivalent of the nuclear envelope, that surrounds each pronucleus within gametes and within the early zygote after pronuclear reformation (Wormatlas).

no gut granules

Animals lack the different inclusions within the intestinal cytoplasm, including birefringent crystalline objects and other dark-staining endosomes. In C. elegans these contents typically include glycogen granules (polysaccharide storage), rhabditin (carbohydrate storage), yolk granules (lipid and protein), and concentrated waste products (Wormatlas).

gut granule morphology variant

Any variation in the morphology of the different inclusions within the intestinal cytoplasm, including birefringent crystalline objects and other dark-staining endosomes compared to control. In C. elegans these contents might include glycogen granules (polysaccharide storage), rhabditin (carbohydrate storage), yolk granules (lipid and protein), and concentrated waste products (Wormatlas).

gut granules enlarged

Animals exhibit larger inclusions within the intestinal cytoplasm, including birefringent crystalline objects and other dark-staining endosomes. In C. elegans these contents typically include glycogen granules (polysaccharide storage), rhabditin (carbohydrate storage), yolk granules (lipid and protein), and concentrated waste products (Wormatlas).