Fig. 1. The defecation phenotypes of dsc-1 mutants. (A) dsc-1 mutants have a shortened defecation cycle length. The bars represent the mean of the mean cycle lengths of n animals that had each been scored for five consecutive defecation cycles; the error bars represent the standard deviation of the animal means (n=20-30 animals). (B) dsc-1 mutants have an expulsion defective (Exp) phenotype. The bars represent the mean number of expulsions per six pBocs; the error bars represent the range (of number of expulsions/six pBocs) observed (n=20 animals). For both A and B, the asterisks indicate that the data are significantly different from that of N2. All significant differences detected were at a level of P<0.0001.