Table 1 Growth rate and clutch size of D. magna under nutrient rich and starved condition.

Condition	Age (day)	Instar	Phase	Growth rate		Clutch
Condition	Age (day)	Instar	Phase	Wild type	DNMT3.1^−/−		Wild type	DNMT3.1^−/−
Nutrient rich	0–4	1–4	Growth	0.281 ± 0.009	0.283 ± 0.007		nr	nr
	4–14	4–8	Growth + Reproduction	0.033 ± 0.005	0.035 ± 0.004	1st	10.9 ± 2.3	11.4 ± 2.9
						2nd	21.6 ± 5.5	22.3 ± 3.9
						3rd	31.1 ± 5.5	31.9 ± 5.7
Starved	0–4	1–4	Growth	0.263 ± 0.011	0.255 ± 0.02		nr	nr
	4–14	4–8	Growth + Reproduction	0.051 ± 0.01	0.082 ± 0.012***	1st	11.2 ± 1.2	10.3 ± 1.7
						2nd	13.3 ± 1.9	9.2 ± 2.6***
						3rd	8.55 ± 2.7	3.2 ± 1.7***
	14–22	8–10	Reproduction	0.007 ± 0.004	0.008 ± 0.005	4th	4.7 ± 1.5	3.85 ± 1.8
	14–22	8–10	Reproduction	0.007 ± 0.004	0.008 ± 0.005	5th	8.65 ± 2.6	8.35 ± 2.2

Values are mean ± SD; n = 15 in the nutrient rich and n = 20 in the starved. nr: not related. Significant differences between wild type versus DNMT3.1^−/−, were indicated by asterisks via pairwise t-test; ***P < 0.001.

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