WormMine: Phenotype WBPhenotype:0004010 precise vulval location variant

• Description: Any variation in the mating process that includes the male positioning his tail precisely over the vulva so that he may insert his spicules and ejaculate compared to control. In C. elegans precise vulva location (coordinating movement and tail positioning) requires the post cloacal sensillium and the spicules.

0 RNAi

0 RNAi Not Observed

0 Children

1 Data Sets

• WormBaseAcedbConverter

1 Parents

Identifier	Name	Description
WBPhenotype:0000649	vulva location variant	Any variation in the male's ability to locate his partner's vulva when backing along the ventral side of the partner during mating compared to control. In C. elegans the male stops at the vulva, coordinates his movements to the hermaphrodite's, and positions his tail precisely over the vulva so that he may insert his spicules and ejaculate.

0 Phenotype Allele

0 Phenotype Allele Not Observed

2 Synonyms

• Name: precise vulva location variant

• Name: precise vulval location abnormal