Table 2

Functional redundancy of tbx-8 and tbx-9 is conserved in C. briggsae

Genotype

C. elegans

C. briggsae

Embryonic lethality

Morphological defect

Wild type larvae

Embryonic lethality

Morphological defect

Wild type larvae

tbx-8(RNAi)

1%

1%

98%

4%

1%

96%

tbx-9(RNAi)

1%

1%

98%

3%

2%

95%

tbx-8(RNAi);tbx-9(RNAi)

48%

52%

0%

39%

46%

15%

RNAi was used for both genes in both species as no mutations are available for C. briggsae.

Baugh et al. Genome Biology 2005 6:R45   doi:10.1186/gb-2005-6-5-r45