GFP::LIN-41 disappeared prematurely from most of the
wee-1.3(RNAi) adult gonad arms examined (69/73
day-2 adults). In the more severely affected
wee-1.3(RNAi) animals, the proximal gonad arm filled with small abnormal oocytes resulting from premature meiotic maturation as previously reported (Burrows et al. 2006), and GFP::LIN-41 was typically absent from the entire proximal arm. In animals more mildly affected by the
wee-1.3(RNAi) treat- ment, normal-appearing oocytes formed in the proximal arm, but GFP::LIN-41 was eliminated prematurely from oocytes that had not undergone NEBD.