Table 1 Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA copy number in wildtype (N2) C. elegans raised ay 20 C, starting from eggs laid on k agar plates, ± standard error of the mean
Developmental stage | nDNA copy number | mtDNA copy number (x104) | mtDNA:nDNA ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
Egg, 0 h (n=6) | 92±36 | 4.12±1.30 | 948±498 |
Hatch, 13 h (n=15) | 890±23 | 6.26±0.16 | 71±3 |
Mid-L1, 21 h (n=7) | 1155±57 | 9.96±0.58 | 87±4 |
Mid-L2, 33.5 h (n=7) | 1492±119 | 14.00±1.45 | 94±7 |
L2/L3, 38 h (n=8) | 2000±140 | 20.17±1.77 | 101±4 |
Early L3, 41 h (n=8) | 2856±235 | 29.23±2.72 | 103±5 |
Late L3, 44 h (n=8) | 3242±245 | 38.63±3.18 | 119±6 |
L3/L4, 47 h (n=7) | 3967±273 | 48.39±3.55 | 123±6 |
Early L4, 50.7 h (n=8) | 4805±205 | 56.12±4.02 | 116±5 |
Late L4, 54.3 (n=12) | 5552±325 | 73.99±7.43 | 131±7 |
L4/young adult, 58 h (n=10) | 6496±228 | 102.77±4.81 | 159±8 |
Early young adult, 66 h (n=12) | 7430±550 | 126.49±12.18 | 174±13 |
Late young adult, 66 h (n=11) | 7737±310 | 123.57±12.15 | 157±12 |
Adult, 70 h (n=12) | 9456±315 | 140.72±6.10 | 152±10 |