Using DIC microscopy, we observed gamete degeneration in 99% of
sacy-1(
tm5503);
ced-3(
n717) adult hermaphrodite gonad arms (n = 150). We observed that acridine orange stains early degenerating gametes in the proximal gonad of
sacy-1(
tm5503);
ced-3(
n717) double mutants, as wellas
sacy-1(
tm5503) single mutant hermaphrodites.