Fig. 8. Oocytes become disconnected from the rachis prematurely in ani-2(RNAi) worms. (A) Fluorescent dextran was injected into the gonad rachis of control or ani-2(RNAi) worms. Injected worms were imaged by DIC and fluorescence microscopy to visualize the dextran. Schematics summarize results; numbers label oocytes, from the proximal end of the gonad adjacent to the spermatheca (green asterisks). Scale bar: 50 µm. (B) Embryos from control and ani-2(RNAi) worms were imaged by DIC microscopy. Scale bar: 10 µm. (C) The lengths of the embryos in B were measured and the distribution plotted for control and ani-2(RNAi) worms (n>85 for each condition).