- VPC cell division variant
Any variation that alters the physical partitioning and separation of a vulval precursor cell into daughter cells compared to control.
- vulval cell lineage variant
The descendants of a vulval precursor cell exhibit altered developmental programs compared to their counterparts in control animals. In C. elegans, the VPCs are P3.p-P8.p.
- adoption of fused vulval cell fate
Vulval precursor cells forgo further cell division and fuse to the hypodermis instead of adopting their intended fate (becoming primary, secondary or tertiary vulval cells).
- VPC competence variant
Any variation in the ability of multipotent vulval precursor cells to respond to signals compared to control animals.
- VPC cell division precocious
VPCs (vulval precursor cells) divide at an earlier stage of development compared to control animals; in C. elegans, VPCs divide in the mid-L3 stage to generate the 22 cells that comprise the vulva.
- vulval cell induction reduced
Vulval precursor cells receive a decrease in inductive signal leading to fewer VPCs adopting vulval fates compared to control animals.
- vulval cell induction increased
An excess number of vulval precursor cells receive an inductive signal leading to an increased number of VPCs adopting vulval fates compared to control animals.