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Table 2 Functional redundancy of tbx-8 and tbx-9 is conserved in C. briggsae

From: Synthetic lethal analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans posterior embryonic patterning genes identifies conserved genetic interactions

Genotype

C. elegans

C. briggsae

 

Embryonic lethality

Morphological defect

Wild type larvae

Embryonic lethality

Morphological defect

Wild type larvae

tbx-8(RNAi)

1%

1%

98%

4%

1%

96%

tbx-9(RNAi)

1%

1%

98%

3%

2%

95%

tbx-8(RNAi);tbx-9(RNAi)

48%

52%

0%

39%

46%

15%

  1. RNAi was used for both genes in both species as no mutations are available for C. briggsae.