Term info
definition
C. elegans strain, described as temperature-sensitive dauer-consitutive, long-lived, intrinsically thermotolerant. Adults slightly shorter than adults of other daf-2 alleles. Up to 6% of L1s arrest at 25.5C. Makes nearly 100% dauers at 25C, 0% dauers at 15C. Good recovery of dauers at 15C.
definition citation
http://www.wormbase.org/db/gene/strain?query=DR1564;class=Strain
term editor
James Malone