- oocytes disorganized
Oocytes are no longer arranged in the gonad in the same manner as control animals.
- pumping asynchronous
The rhythmic contractions of pharyngeal compartments are no longer synchronized compared to control. In C. elegans the corpus and terminal bulb normally contract simultaneously.
- zinc toxicity hypersensitive
The toxic response to zinc occurs at a lower concentration or a shorter exposure compared to control animals. In C. elegans hypersensitive animals exhibit delayed development or lethality at concentrations of zinc (e.g. ZnSO4), which has little or no effect on control worms.
- pronuclear migration reduced early emb
Any variation in the movement/fusion of pronuclei in the fertilized oocyte compared to control. For example, lack of male pronuclear migration, female pronuclear migration variable, sometimes multiple female pronuclei, no or small spindle.