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Table 1 Mating Experiments

From: A role for sperm in regulation of egg-laying in the Nematode C. elegans

Hermaphrodite

Male

Eggs retained

n

egl-32;him-5

not mated

22 ± 6

89

egl-32;him-5

him-5 (mating not detected)

19 ± 5

60

egl-32;him-5

him-5

13* ± 3

77

egl-32;him-5

egl-32;him-5

31 ± 8

39

egl-32;him-5

spe-38;him-5

24 ± 3

10

egl-32

spe-9 (mating not detected)

24 ± 4

20

egl-32

spe-9;him-5

24 ± 3

20

him-5

not mated

11 ± 3

71

him-5

egl-32;him-5 (mating not detected)

13 ± 4

80

him-5

egl-32;him-5

20* ± 8

38

fog-2

him-5

13 ± 4

29

fog-2

egl-32;him-5

18* ± 5

38

fog-2

him-5 (20°C)

7 ± 3

104

fog-2

egl-32;him-5 (20°C)

7 ± 3

84

egl-33

him-5 (mating not detected)

27 ± 10

59

egl-33

him-5

28 ± 10

29

  1. *Statistically significant difference between mated and control animals, p < 0.05.
  2. All experiments are performed at 25°C, unless otherwise indicated. Data ranges give standard deviation.