| Pattern | The conditional glp-4(bn2ts) mutation was used to grow up a large population of animals with very small germ lines. In RNA prepared from glp-4(bn2ts) mutants grown at 25C, ego-1 transcripts were barely detectable, suggesting they are either specific to or highly enriched in the germ line. In contrast, the intestine-spe-cific transcript from a yolk-protein gene, vit-2, was present at high levels in both strains. As glp-4(bn2ts) animals contain a few germ cells, the low level of ego-1 transcript in these animals could be present in the soma and/or germ line. | Primary Identifier | Expr2429 |
| Definition | Name | Synonym | Primary Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| cell line which early in development becomes differentiated from the remaining somatic cell line, and alone has the potential to undergo meiosis and form gametes. | germ line | germline | WBbt:0005784 |
| WormBase Gene ID | Gene Name | Sequence Name | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBGene00001214 | ego-1 | F26A3.3 | Caenorhabditis elegans |
