Basic C-Fern genotype. NEW Developmental gametophyte mutant showing a supermale morphology. Insensitive to the male-inducing pheromone. This mixture contains wild type and mutant stocks, such as albino, pale, polka dot, lethals and a variety of other types. Gametophytes do not show elongation response when grown in the dark.
Chloroplasts form clumps that resemble polka dots in both gametophyte and sporophyte tissue.
Recessive in sporophytes. After a few minutes some sperm wake up and swim slowly to moderately while the rest show only slight movement and remain close to the gametophyte. All but a few show very slow movement. Pale gametophyte mutants grow nearly as well as wild type and are easily distinguished. F2 sporophytes segregate in a ratio of 3 wild type to 1 polka dot.