Hermaphrodites are sterile; Males are fertile. Hermaphrodites lay oocytes (produce a few fertile eggs and many oocytes). Produce viable progeny when mated to males. Hermaphrodites produce 10X more self progeny at 20C (2.5/herm) than at either 16C or 25C.

Homozygous male/hermaphrodite line. Males are fertile. Hermaphrodites are sterile, but slightly leaky producing a few progeny (at 25C - ts not tested). In pronase, spermatids from males activate to form many long spikes, terminating at this stage. A very few (1-3 per worm) activate to form normal-looking, motile spermatozoons.

Unc. Leaky sterile at 20C; tighter at 16C and 25C. Easier to propagate as if male-female strain.

Non-conditional hermaphrodite sterile. Males fertile. Self-progeny produced after mating.

Self-sterile hermaphrodites; fertile males. Mated hermaphrodites produce self and outcross progeny. Self progeny are 33% males.

spe-6(hc163) suppresses the self-sterility of spe-29 in this strain. Self-sterile at 25C.

Dpy. spe-6(hc163) is a recessive suppressor of spe-27(it132). spe-6(hc163) also suppresses spe-8, spe-12, spe-29 and other spe-27 alleles. Causes precocious spermatid activation. Fertile between 15-25C.

Twitcher Unc. spe-6(hc163) is a recessive suppressor of spe-27(it132). spe-6(hc163) also suppresses spe-8, spe-12, spe-29 and other spe-27 alleles. Causes precocious spermatid activation. Fertile between 15-25C.

Dpy. spe-6(hc163) suppresses self-sterility of spe-8, spe-12, spe-27, and spe-29 mutants. Causes precocious spermatide activation. Fertile between 15-25C.

spe-6(hc163) suppresses the ts self-sterile phenotype of spe-27(it132). Also suppresses spe-8, spe-12, and spe-29. Causes precocious spermatid activation. Lays eggs and oocytes. Males are weakly fertile. Fertile between 15-25C.