Figure 1. Cuticle phenotypes and stress response gene expression in
dpy-5,
osm-7, and
osm-8 worms:Mean plus standard error for worm body shape (A) and mRNA levels of representative stress response genes (C-F). *P<0.05, **P<0.01, and ***P<0.001; N = 10-17 individual worms in A and 4-6 replicate populations of worms in C-D. Representative high magnification DIC images of the cuticle are shown in B and were similar in all stages and individual worms. Scale bars are 5 μm in B.