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Male/hermaphrodite line. Maintain at 15C to insure maintenance of male/hermaphrodite line.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Sterile Dpys (Dpy is temperature sensitive), and dead eggs. ale-1 is a recessive embryonic lethal.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Sterile Dpys and larval lethals (laf-1 homozygotes). Maintain by picking WT.

bqSi189 [lmn-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II. ojIs1 [pie-1p::GFP::tbb-2 + unc-119(+)]. Maintain at 25C to help prevent silencing of ojIs1. mel-28 heterozygotes are wild-type and segregate wild-type, DpySteriles, and Uncs which give only dead eggs. ojIs1 is likely integrated into LG V. bqSi189 is a single-copy MosSCI insertion into ttTi5605 derived from injection of pBN13. Derived from GE2622; this strain might still carry him-3(e1147) in the background. Reference: Gomez-Saldivar G, et al. PLoS Genet. 2016 Jun 24;12(6):e1006131.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles and dead eggs. Maintain by picking WT.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles and dead eggs. Maintain by picking WT.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles and dead eggs. Pick wild-type heterozygotes to maintain. ct281 homozygotes show Nob phenotype: approximately 80% of homozygous embryos arrest at about the time of hatching with fairly normal anterior development but a severely deformed posterior with a variable knob-like shape; approximately 20% fail to enclose and do not hatch. ct281 is a 4.7kb deletion removing intron 5, exon 6, and the 3'UTR of the pal-1 gene. Reference: Edgar LG, et al. Dev Biol. 2001 Jan 1;229(1):71-88.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles and dead eggs. Pick wild-type heterozygotes to maintain. ct224 homozygotes show Nob phenotype: approximately 80% of homozygous embryos arrest at about the time of hatching with fairly normal anterior development but a severely deformed posterior with a variable knob-like shape; approximately 20% fail to enclose and do not hatch. ct224 is a 4.2kb deletion removing exon 1 through exon 6 of the pal-1 gene. Reference: Edgar LG, et al. Dev Biol. 2001 Jan 1;229(1):71-88.

WT hermaphrodites that segregate WT, Dpy Steriles and Nob larvae. The Nob phenotype results in 100% lethality. Maintain by picking WT.

ctIs33 [pal-1::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles and dead eggs. Pick wild-type heterozygotes to maintain. ct224 homozygotes show Nob phenotype: approximately 80% of homozygous embryos arrest at about the time of hatching with fairly normal anterior development but a severely deformed posterior with a variable knob-like shape; approximately 20% fail to enclose and do not hatch. ct224 is a 4.2kb deletion removing exon 1 through exon 6 of the pal-1 gene. ctIs33 carries a non-rescuing pal-1::GFP fusion containing ~7kb 5' of the SL1 splice site through part of exon 5 fused to GFP. GFP expression is primarily embryonic and limited to a few cells; not visible except at high magnification. Reference: Edgar LG, et al. Dev Biol. 2001 Jan 1;229(1):71-88.

Temperature sensitive Dpy. Reproduction poor at 25C. M-MATING+ AT LOW TEMPERATURE ONLY.

Dpy. Coiler Unc. Closely linked. Doesn't grow at 25C.

Heterozygotes are Dpy and segregate Dpy, Sterile Dpys and dead eggs. [CGC received new stock in 1/1999 from Leon Avery.]

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy Steriles and 3-fold lethals. cg46 is a 497 bp deletion that removes the last 22 nucleotides of intron 9 and 475 nucleotides of exon 10;

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy Steriles and Uncs which arrest in the L1 stage.

qIs26 [lag-2::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Heterozygous animals show roller phenotype and GFP signal at the distal tip cells. Segregates roller GFP(+) heterozygotes, wild-type moving GFP(-) him-18(tm2181) homozygotes. qC1 [dpy-19(e1259) glp-1(q339) qIs26] homozygous animals are dead. P0 him-18(tm2181) homozygous animals show 80% embryonic lethality and 12% high incidence of male at F1. Pick roller GFP(+) worms to maintain. Reference: Saito TT, et al. (2009) PLoS Genet 5:e1000735.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles and dead eggs. dpy-19(e1259) is temperature sensitive. Maintain by picking WT. [Checked 11/94 with sma-3 and nDf16 is present.]

WT strain which segregates WT, Dpy and DpySteriles (or WT Steriles if grown at 15C.) Maintain by picking WT. dpy-27 animals are mildly Dpy and Egl with protruding vulva. Maternal effect: progeny of dpy-27 homozygotes will be severely Dpy, marginally viable, and their progeny will be more severe Dpy hermaphrodites and WT males. Males are vigorous and mate well. See also WBPaper00002061.

Pick wild-type GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy Sterile GFP+, and non-GFP re242 homozygotes (arrested at L3). nIs189 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near qC1. No recombination seen between nIs189 and qC1; fails to complement all markers on qC1.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy (ts) Mel, Unc-36 and dead eggs. dpy-19 ego-4 progeny die as embryos.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy (ts) Mel, Unc-36 and dead eggs.

Pick wild-type GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy Sterile GFP+, and non-GFP om129 homozygotes (reduced fertility, maternal effect embryonic lethality, and high incidence of male offspring). om129 homozygote defects become more severe over successive generations and are more severe at 25C. om129 is a CRISPR-engineered deletion completely removing cid-1 and pup-2 loci. cid-1 also known as pup-1. nIs189 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near qC1. No recombination seen between nIs189 and qC1; fails to complement all markers on qC1. Reference: Yang B, et al. PLoS Genet. 2019 Feb 22;15(2):e1007992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007992. PMID: 30794539. Superficially wildtype strain expresses GFP in the pharynx and segregates GFP+ dumpy sterile qC1 homozygotes and homozygous pup-1/-2(om129) animals that have reduced fertility and maternal effect embryonic lethality and are Him. Phenotype becomes more severe over successive generations and is more severe at 25°C. Reference: Li Y, et al. Development. 2018 Oct 10;145(19):dev165944. doi: 10.1242/dev.165944. PMID: 30305273.

Pick wild-type GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy Sterile GFP+, and non-GFP om138 homozygotes (reduced fertility, reduced embryonic viability and a high proportion of male offspring). om138 is a frameshift mutation. nIs189 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near qC1. No recombination seen between nIs189 and qC1; fails to complement all markers on qC1. Reference: Yang B, et al. PLoS Genet. 2019 Feb 22;15(2):e1007992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007992. PMID: 30794539.

Pick wild-type GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy Sterile GFP+, and non-GFP non-GFP smrc-1(om138) met-2(n4256) homozygotes (reduced fertility, reduced embryonic lethality, and produce a high frequency of male offspring). These phenotypes are more severe at 25C, and at 25C the subsequent M-Z- generation produces essentially no viable embryos. The smrc-1(om138) allele was generated with CRISPR/Cas9 on the met-2(n4256) chromosome. nIs189 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near qC1. No recombination seen between nIs189 and qC1; fails to complement all markers on qC1. Reference: Yang B, et al. PLoS Genet. 2019 Feb 22;15(2):e1007992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007992. PMID: 30794539.

Pick wild-type GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy Sterile GFP+, and non-GFP smrc-1(om138) met-2(om142) homozygotes (reduced fertility, reduced embryonic viability and high incidence of male offspring). Defects are more prominent in M-Z- animals at 25C. 3xFlag tag inserted at N-terminus of endogenous met-2 locus using Crispr/Cas9. nIs189 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near qC1. No recombination seen between nIs189 and qC1; fails to complement all markers on qC1. Reference: Yang B, et al. PLoS Genet. 2019 Feb 22;15(2):e1007992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007992. PMID: 30794539.

Pick wild-type GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy Sterile GFP+, and non-GFP q136 homozygotes (reduced fertility, reduced embryonic viability, and increased frequency of male offspring). q136 is a nonsense mutation. nIs189 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near qC1. No recombination seen between nIs189 and qC1; fails to complement all markers on qC1. Reference: Yang B, et al. PLoS Genet. 2019 Feb 22;15(2):e1007992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007992. PMID: 30794539.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregates WT, Sterile Dpys, and Unc. Unc worms produce temperature sensitive lethal embryos with centriole duplication defects. Keep at 15?C to maintain or452 homozygotes. Ref. Sugioka, Hamill, et al., (2016) eLife 6 e20353.

qIs26 [lag-2::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. or1948 is a CRISPR/Cas9 engineered mutation in cls-1 causing a frameshift and premature stop. Heterozygotes are Rollers and GFP+ in the distal tip cell, and segregate heterozygotes (WT Rol), lethal qC1 homozygotes, and or1948 homozygotes (lay 100% dead embryos). Pick WT GFP+ Rol and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Schlientz AJ & Bowerman B. (2020) C. elegans CLASP/CLS-2 negatively regulates membrane ingression throughout the oocyte cortex and is required for polar body extrusion. BioRxiv.

qIs26 [lag-2::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. or1951 is a CRISPR/Cas9 engineered mutation in cls-1 causing a frameshift and premature stop. Heterozygotes are Rollers and GFP+ in the distal tip cell, and segregate heterozygotes (WT Rol), lethal qC1 homozygotes, and or1951 homozygotes (lay 100% dead embryos). Pick WT GFP+ Rol and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Schlientz AJ & Bowerman B. (2020) C. elegans CLASP/CLS-2 negatively regulates membrane ingression throughout the oocyte cortex and is required for polar body extrusion. BioRxiv.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Sterile Dpys and Uncs which give only dead eggs.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Sterile Dpys and Uncs which give only dead eggs at all temperatures. Throws males.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles and late embryonic or early larval lethals with incomplete elongation/morphogenesis.

Temperature sensitive spn-1. Maintain at 15C. Lethal at 25C. Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Lon which give only dead eggs at all temperatures, and Sterile Dpys(ts).

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy Steriles (qC1 homozygotes), and embryonic lethals (f123 homozygotes)

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy Steriles (qC1 homozygotes), and larval lethals (f121 homozygotes). g to a transition in exon 6 (2874), changing a Gly in Glu in ZK637.8 gene encoding a V-ATPase alpha subunit

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy Steriles and ceh-13 homozygotes which are dead eggs and deformed embryos.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles and dead eggs. Homozygous tDf2 is embryonic lethal. Maintain by picking WT.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Sterile Dpys and dead eggs. Throws males. Maintain by picking WT. See WBG 13 #4 p.96.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles and dead eggs, and males. tDf9 is embryonic lethal.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles and dead eggs. Maintain by picking WT. See WBG 13 (4): 96.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Sterile Dpys and dead eggs. Throws males. Maintain by picking WT. See WBG 13 #4 p.96.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Sterile Dpys and dead eggs. Throws males. Maintain by picking WT. See WBG 13 #4 p.96.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles, and Uncs which give only dead eggs.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles, and Uncs which give only dead eggs.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles and dead eggs, and males. tDf10 is embryonic lethal.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles, and Uncs which give only dead eggs.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy Steriles, and Uncs which are Mel with over 99% embryonic lethality.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles, and Uncs which give only dead eggs.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Sterile Dpys and Uncs which give only dead eggs. Throws males.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpySteriles, and Uncs which give only dead eggs.