Figure 6. Changes in the germline with age. Cross sections from a 4-day-old (young) and a 20-day-old (old) wild-type worm. Regions of the germline indicated above the sections are representative and the structure is enlarged to the right of each section. White arrowhead indicates spermathecal epithelium. The region of the uterus shown in the old animal is near the vulva does not contain a massive uterine growth.