An imaging-based method is described that can be used to identify S-phase and analyze cell cycle dynamics in the C. elegans hermaphrodite germline using the thymidine analog EdU. This method requires no transgenes and is compatible with immunofluorescent staining.
Kocsisova, Z., Mohammad, A., Kornfeld, K., Schedl, T. Cell Cycle Analysis in the C. elegans Germline with the Thymidine Analog EdU. J. Vis. Exp. (140), e58339, doi:10.3791/58339 (2018).