DAPI staining
A C. elegans with nuclei (DNA) labeled (DAPI stained). Each colored spot (light blue) represents a cell of the C. elegans. Courtesy of Sarah Crittenden, Kimble Lab and John White, LOCI.
Random Worm Term
Organisms that can make both sperm and oocytes and can self-fertilize. C. elegans
has both hermaphrodites and males. The male can mate with hermaphrodites to produce cross progeny.
has both hermaphrodites and males. The male can mate with hermaphrodites to produce cross progeny.