Our C. elegans Balancer Strains         The following list of strains and genotypes represents the genetic balancers used most often by the Gene Knockout Lab to balance homozygous lethal deletion mutants. We use GFP-tagged balancers where possible to make subsequent analysis of mutant phenotypes easier. For a more detailed treatment of balancers, please refer to the chapter in the WormBook (HTML format; PDF format). If you still have questions, please direct them to Mark Edgley. Chromosome I JK2739 lin-6(e1466) dpy-5(e61) I/hT2[bli-4(e937) let-?(q782) qIs48](I;III) AF1 +/szT1[lon-2(e678)] I; dpy-8(e1321) unc-3(e151)/szT1 X VC336 mIs13/hIn1[unc-101(sy241)] I VC120 mIs13 I (pharyngeal GFP insertion near unc-54) RB63 okIs59 I (pharyngeal GFP insertion between dpy-5 and unc-13) Chromosome II DR2078 mIn1[dpy-10(e128) mIs14]/bli-2(e768) unc-4(e120) II SP127 unc-4(e120)/mnC1[dpy-10(e128) unc-52(e444)] II DR2146 unc-4(e120)/mT1 II; +/mT1[dpy-10(e128)] III VC23 mIs12 II (pharyngeal GFP insertion near unc-4) Chromosome III JK2739 lin-6(e1466) dpy-5(e61) I/hT2[bli-4(e937) let-?(q782) qIs48](I;III) DR2146 unc-4(e120)/mT1 II; +/mT1[dpy-10(e128)] III VC318 okIs53/sC1[dpy-1(s2170)] III VC323 dpy-18(e364)/eT1 III; mIs11 IV; unc-46(e177)/eT1 V KR3477 dpy-18(e364)/eT1 III; unc-46(e177)/eT1 V Chromosome IV VC362 unc-5(e53) IV; dpy-11(e224) V/nT1[qIs51] (IV;V) MT1000 unc-5(e53)/nT1 IV; dpy-11(e224)/nT1 V VC24 mIs11 IV (pharyngeal GFP insertion near dpy-20) Chromosome V VC362 unc-5(e53) IV; dpy-11(e224) V/nT1[qIs51] (IV;V) MT1000 unc-5(e53)/nT1 IV; dpy-11(e224)/nT1 V VC17 mIs10 V (pharyngeal GFP insertion, supresses recombination between unc-60 and dpy-11) VC323 dpy-18(e364)/eT1 III; mIs11 IV; unc-46(e177)/eT1 V KR3477 dpy-18(e364)/eT1 III; unc-46(e177)/eT1 V Chromosome X AF1 +/szT1[lon-2(e678)] I; dpy-8(e1321) unc-3(e151)/szT1 X RB61 okIs57 X (pharyngeal GFP insertion near unc-3)