Caenorhabditis Elegans
Their anatomy....
Side where sperm enters = posterior...
Vulva Development:
Primary Cell Fate by lin3
Secondary Cell Fate is by laternal signaling (lin12)
Different Par mutant affects the embryo at the 2 cell stage differently...
1: P granules and size
2 and 5: Mitotic spindle and Size
3 and 4: P granules, mitotic spindles and size
6: P granules and mitotic spindles
PCD (programmed cell death) in C elegans. 969 cells survive in all. 131 cells die in all. After L2, no more death...