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Table 2 Apoptosis probabilities used in mutation accumulation simulations

From: Control of Caenorhabditis elegans germ-line stem-cell cycling speed meets requirements of design to minimize mutation accumulation

Cell sequence index

Stage of meiotic zone exit

Apoptosis probability

1–210

L3 - L4 + 1

68 %

211–682

L4 + 1 - L4 + 2

83 %

683–1150

L4 + 2 - L4 + 3

86 %

1151–1478

L4 + 3 - L4 + 4

98 %

1479 onward

L4 + 4 onward

99 %

  1. Probabilities are given as a function of the sequence index of cells leaving the MZ (cells leave the mitotic and meiotic zones in the same order), and computed from cell cycle and germ-cell count data as described in “Methods”; primary spermatocytes do not undergo apoptosis
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