Functional redundancy between egl-18 and elt-6
| Genotype . | Inferred egl-18 activity . | Inferred elt-6 activity . | % survival (n) . |
|---|---|---|---|
| egl-18(RNAi) | - | - | 0 (many) |
| egl-18(ga97) | - | + | 18 (148) |
| egl-18(n162) | - | + | 43 (302) |
| egl-18(n474) | - | + | 31 (495) |
| egl-18(n475) | - | + | 46 (516) |
| egl-18(ok290) | - | + | 59 (362) |
| elt-6(RNAi) | + | - | >99 (many) |
| egl-18(ga97) elt-6(RNAi) | - | - | 0 (66) |
| egl-18(n162) elt-6(RNAi) | - | - | 0 (205) |
| egl-18(n474) elt-6(RNAi) | - | - | 1* (371) |
| egl-18(n475) elt-6(RNAi) | - | - | 2.6* (268) |
| egl-18(ok290) elt-6(RNAi) | - | - | 0 (78) |
| Genotype . | Inferred egl-18 activity . | Inferred elt-6 activity . | % survival (n) . |
|---|---|---|---|
| egl-18(RNAi) | - | - | 0 (many) |
| egl-18(ga97) | - | + | 18 (148) |
| egl-18(n162) | - | + | 43 (302) |
| egl-18(n474) | - | + | 31 (495) |
| egl-18(n475) | - | + | 46 (516) |
| egl-18(ok290) | - | + | 59 (362) |
| elt-6(RNAi) | + | - | >99 (many) |
| egl-18(ga97) elt-6(RNAi) | - | - | 0 (66) |
| egl-18(n162) elt-6(RNAi) | - | - | 0 (205) |
| egl-18(n474) elt-6(RNAi) | - | - | 1* (371) |
| egl-18(n475) elt-6(RNAi) | - | - | 2.6* (268) |
| egl-18(ok290) elt-6(RNAi) | - | - | 0 (78) |
The survivors tended to be the earliest progeny, which may have been born before elt-6 dsRNA became fully effective.