Mutations impairing CAN neuron migration and axon outgrowth affect epidermal development.

a<p>Vulval fates: number of vulval progenitor cells adopting vulval fates.</p>b<p><i>n</i>: number of animals assayed.</p>c<p><i>p-</i>Values were calculated using a two-tailed Student's <i>t</i> test.</p>d<p>This number of vulval fates is an approximation, since in this background it is difficult to count the exact number of vulval cells descended from P9.p and P10.p.</p>e<p>The <i>let-60</i> mutation was linked to <i>unc-24(lf)</i> and balanced by <i>dpy-20(lf)</i>.</p><p><i>dn</i>, dominant-negative; <i>lf</i>, loss-of-function.