- somatic gonad precursor symmetrical sisters
All somatic gonad precursor (SGP) daughters adopt a proximal fate resulting in an increase in the number of AC precursor cells at the expense of distal tip cells (DTC), which are thereby absent.
- distal germline variant
Variations in the progression of the lineages that gives rise to all germ cells, lying in the region adjacent to the proximal gonad (on the side furthest from the founder cells of the somatic gonad), over time compared to control animals.
- extra gonadal sheath cells
Animals exhibit an increase in the number of somatic sheath cells surrounding each gonad arm compared to controls.
- somatic RNAi resistant
Animals show reduced susceptibility to gene silencing in somatic cells triggered by double stranded RNA (dsRNA), compared to control.
- no germ line
Animals lack all germline progenitor cells, thereby resulting in the complete absence of a germline.
- no Intestine
Embryos fail to generate cells that exhibit intestinal specification. In C. elegans, the E blastomere is the precursor of all the intestinal cells.
- connection of gonad variant
Any variation that disrupts the connectivity between the somatic gonad and the adjoining tissues compared to control. In C. elegans this connnection is between the somatic gonad and the vulva in hermaphrodites and between the somatic gonad and proctodeum in males.
- epithelial morphology variant
Variations in the form, composition or structure of the layer of cells that cover the external surface of an organism and form the inner lining between the tissues and organs of that organism and the external environment compared to control. In C. elegans epithelial cells include epithelium of the alimentary tract, intestinal cells, hypodermis, interfacial cells and somatic gonad cells (Wormatlas).