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Table 1 Phenotypic characterisation of 16,203 gene-disruption library transformants

From: High frequency of phenotypic deviations in Physcomitrella patens plants transformed with a gene-disruption library

Deviating characteristic:

percentage of deviating plants1

Deviations from wild-type for any morphological characteristic

16.2%

   - Plant structure (less compact than wild-type, fluffy)

13.1%

   - Color (darker or lighter than wild-type)

8.0%

   - Coverage of plant by gametophores (coverage less than 95%; wild-type: completely covered)

8.0%

   - Leaf shape (width/length ratio or symmetry different from wild type)

12.3%

   - Cell shape (irregular patterns, or cell size different than wild-type)

10.1%

   - Uniformity of leaves (more than 10% deviating on one plant, wild-type: all uniform)

6.3%

  1. 1Transformants were assayed independently for the phenotypic alterations shown, some plants deviated from the wild-type in more than one characteristic. The percentages shown for single characteristics therefore add up to more than the total percentage of deviating plants.