C. briggsae genetic mutations (arragned by mutant name)


Allele Gene name Gene name (AKA) Phenotype
bli(sy5259)   - Blister along the entire body length. Slow growing. Often explodes. Variably Egl.
daf(sa973) cb-daf-4 dau-1 Dauer constitutive
dpy(bd101)   cby-3 (PB) Dumpy (short and fat) phenotype
dpy(nm4)   - Strong Dpy, less active, sometime Egl.
dpy(s1281)   cby-1 Strong Dpy.
dpy(sy5004)   cby-10 Strong Dpy. Slow moving, somewhat Unc.
dpy(sy5022)   cby-4 Strong Dpy. Multiple alleles.
dpy(sy5039)   cby-3 (PS) Strong Dpy.
dpy(sy5048)   cby-9 Medium dpy. Adults are right-handed roller. Allelic to rol(sy5001).
dpy(sy5148)   cby-15 Strong Dpy.
dyf(sy5311)     Dye-filling defective
egl(sy5424)   - Variably Pvul and Egl.
him(bd102)   mih-1 12% male. Males mate well. self-progeny brood size low ~35
him(bd103)   mih-2 18% male. Males mate well. self-progeny brood size low ~60
him(bd104)   mih-4 8% male. Males mate well.
lev(sy5165)   lvm-1 Strong levamisole resistant.
lev(sy5201)   lvm-2 Weak levamisole resistant. Kinker/curler.
lev(sy5439)   - Resistant to 1mM levamisole and 1mM Aldicarb. Unc. 
lev(sy5440)   - Resistant to 1mM levamisole and 1mM Aldicarb. Unc. Sensitive to hypoosmotic shock.
lin(sa993)   mvl-1 Multivulva animals. Nearly 100% penetrant. Small body size.
lin(sy5216)   dev-1 100% Muv. Often explodes. Variably Egl. Slow growing. VPC induction defect.
lin(sy5336) cb-lin-11 dev-3 100% Egl. Pvul. Slightly Unc. Vulval morphology defective.
rol(sy5001)   rot-1 Medium dpy. Adults are right-handed roller. Allelic to dpy(sy5048).
rol(sy5412)   - Right-handed roller starting at L2 stage. Wild-type body size. Nearly 100% penetrant. Often Egl.
sma(sa985)   - Small body size, weak Dpy. Unc-ish?
sma(sy5002)   sml-1 Small body size, weak Dpy.
sma(sy5330)   - Small body size. Fairly active.
unc(ge19)   mip-3 Almost paralyzed, tends to coil.
unc(s1270)   mip-1 Twicher, thin. Often Egl.
unc(sa984)   mip-10 Weak Dpy, shrugs when touched.
unc(sa997)   - Weak Unc. Very often movement is distorted (not good sine-wave). Active when touched.
unc(sy5019)   mip-6 Paralyzed, coiler, slight kinker.
unc(sy5077)   mip-5 Almost paralyzed, kinks.
unc(sy5341) cb-unc-4 - ce-unc-4 ortholog. Fails to move backward. Fairly active.
unc(sy5415)   - Slow growing. Strong Unc, small body size. Forms dauer.
unc(sy5422)   - Slow growing. Strong Unc, small body size. Does not form dauer. Phenotypically similar to C. elegans unc-119.