Strain Information

Name CB4389   View On Wormbase
Species C. elegans
Genotypetra-2(e1209) II; smg-3(ma117) IV.
DescriptionPoorly growing, low self-fertility masculinized XX hermaphrodites. Weak allele of tra-2, partly suppressed to self-fertility by smg (NMD) mutation; permits efficient selection of new feminizing mutations. References: Spence et al. (1990) PMID: 2317869. Zarkower et al. (1994) PMID: 7520378.
MutagenNo mutagen
Outcrossedx2
Made byJ. Hodgkin
Laboratory CB
Reference Spence et al. (1990) PMID: 2317869 Zarkower et al. (1994) PMID: 7520378
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