Nine novel genetic determinants of germling communication and fusion frequency.

<p>Each bar labeled with a single strain name reports the fusion frequency between germlings of wild-type FGSC 2489 (WT), or in a FGSC 2489 derivative harboring a deletion (Δ) of the indicated gene. Each bar labeled with a gene name+WT reports the fusion frequency observed when germlings of wild-type FGSC 2489 were mixed with germlings of the indicated deletion. (A) Germling communication by strains bearing deletions in the GWAS hit <i>cse-1</i> (see <a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003669#pgen-1003669-g003" target="_blank">Figures 3</a> and <a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003669#pgen-1003669-g004" target="_blank">4</a>) and its predicted interaction partners, <i>pik1</i> and <i>nfh-2</i>. (B) Germling communication in strains bearing deletions of genes ascertained using a permissive GWAS threshold (see <a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003669#pgen-1003669-t001" target="_blank">Table 1</a>). Asterisks indicate strains with communication significantly different from that of wild-type (Student's t-test, <i>p</i><0.05). Bars indicate standard errors.