Table 1.

Altered cell density and area of wing blades in the nmomutant

Density of wing blade cells within a defined area*
 Cell no. s.d. n  
Wild type 69.33 2.81 12  
nmoadk2/nmodb24 73.25 3.67 12 P<0.01 
Density of wing blade cells within a defined area*
 Cell no. s.d. n  
Wild type 69.33 2.81 12  
nmoadk2/nmodb24 73.25 3.67 12 P<0.01 
Area of wing blade†
 Relative area s.d. n  
Wild type 1.404 0.083 25  
nmoadk2/nmodb24 1.677 0.052 34 P<0.0001 
Area of wing blade†
 Relative area s.d. n  
Wild type 1.404 0.083 25  
nmoadk2/nmodb24 1.677 0.052 34 P<0.0001 
*

Each wing blade produces a single hair, which was counted within a box of fixed size and position (as shown in Fig. 2) to give overall cell density.

†

Area was measured using ImageJ software by outlining the circumference and measuring relative area.

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