- pathogen avoidance variant
Variations in the characteristic movement away from specific disease causing agents (pathogens) compared to control animals.
- excretory secretory system morphology variant
Variations in the form, structure or composition of related tissues that allow the animal to secrete saline fluid and maintain a proper salt balance compared to control. In C. elegans, four cell types (1 pore cell, 1 duct cell, 1 canal cell and a fused pair of gland cells) make up the excretory system (Wormatlas).
- organism pathogen response variant
Animals exhibit variations in their response to disease causing agents, compared to control. Pathogen response includes prevention, damage control and recovery from the infection caused by the attack.
- ER stress response variant
Animals exhibit variations in their response to the presence of unfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) or to other ER-related stressors compared to control.
- alimentary system morphology variant
Variations in the form, structure or composition of the series of related tissues lying within the body cavity and devoted to feeding and digestion compared to control (Wormatlas).
- 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.
- pharyngeal morphology variant
Variations in the form or composition of the mouthparts at the anterior end of the digestive tract which contain a series of radial muscles, related neurons and epithelial cells, and several gland cells which may aid in digestion compared to control (Wormatlas).
- lysosome-related organelle localization variant
Any variation in the subcellular localization of membrane bound organelles, known as lysosome-related organelles (LROs) that, like lysosomes, have an acidic interior and generally act to digest components of the cell but are distinct in function, composition, and morphology, compared to control.
- lysosome-related organelle morphology variant
Any variation in the form or composition of membrane bound organelles, known as lysosome-related organelles (LROs) that, like lysosomes, have an acidic interior and generally act to digest components of the cell but are distinct in function, composition, and morphology, compared to control.