Extensive non-redundancy in a recently duplicated developmental gene family

Table 1 The role of the Wrt-1/9 clade in body size regulation

Genotype	Body size 48 h post L4 (mm)	n number	P value^α
Empty vector control	1.229	35
wrt-1	1.213	32	< 0.0001
wrt-2	1.230	24	ns
wrt-3	1.234	28	ns
wrt-4	1.231	30	ns
wrt-5	1.231	29	ns
wrt-6	1.229	23	ns
wrt-7	1.232	26	ns
wrt-8	1.223	27	0.0229
wrt-9	1.205	33	< 0.0001
wrt-10	1.231	22	ns
Wild-type	1.227	30
wrt-1(tm1417)	1.206	39	< 0.0001
wrt-9(ok2732)	1.204	40	< 0.0001
wrt-1(tm1417);wrt-9(ok2732)	1.204	48	ns

^αUnpaired t tests comparing the mean body lengths between Empty Vector Control animals and Wrt gene RNAi animals; wild-type and wrt-1(tm1417) and wrt-9(ok2732) single mutants; and the wrt-9(ok2732) and wrt-1(tm1417);wrt-9(ok2732) double mutant

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