In wild type C. elegans hermaphrodites, two adjacent cells, Z1.ppp and Z4.aaa, have the potential to become the anchor cell. They interact in a manner that causes one of them […]
The two cell types, Anchor cell and vulval precursor cells are involved in vulva formation in C. elegans. The following statements are given towards understanding the roles of these two […]
Following statements were made regarding vulval development in Caenorhabditis elegans: A. The six vulval precursor cells (VPCs) are influenced by the anchor cell to form an equivalence group. B. In […]
During vulva development in C. elegans, the anchor cell produces Lin-3 protein which interacts with the Let-23 protein present on the six vulval precursor cells (VPCs) that form an equivalence […]
Development of vulva in C. elegans is initiated by the induction of a small number of cells by short range signals from a single inducing cell. With reference to this, […]
Generally the number of cells present in gametophyte of angiosperm are- (1) 7 (2) 8 (3) 3 (4) 5 Introduction Angiosperms, or flowering plants, have highly reduced and specialized gametophytes […]
In C. elegans during embryogenesis, an anchor cell and 6 hypodermal vulval precursor cells (VPCs) get involved in forming the vulva. If 3 of the hypodermal VPCs are killed by […]
1. Apomixis is reproduction in which (1) Fusion of gametes but no fusion of central cell (2) Egg form complete plant (3) Pollen forms seeds (4) Seeds are formed without […]
The following experiments related to vulva development in C. elegans were performed: • When the anchor cell was killed by laser beam at early embryonic development and embryo was allowed […]
In C. elegans, an anchor cell and a few hypodermal cells take part in the formation of vulva. The experiment performed to understand the role of these cells in vulva […]