2Lt - 44B9 | 44C3 - 44D2 | 44F1 - 2Rt
44C;44E1-44E4
44B9-44C1;44C2-44C3;44D2-44D3;44E4-44F1
Breakpoint(s) molecularly mapped
The Df(2R)44CE chromosome does not act as a dominant suppressor of telomeric silencing (assayed using the effect of the chromosome on the eye colour phenotype of flies carrying "P{wvar}KR3-2", a stable "brown-red" variant of the P{3'WP-2,wvar}2Lt insertion).
Heterozygosity for Df(2R)44CE results in 8.1% X chromosome nondisjunction and 3.5% fourth chromosome nondisjunction in In(1)FM7/X ; svspa-pol females.
Does not cause unconditional lethality in hybrid females when heterozygous with D.simulans chromosome.
No second site non-complementing phenotype with zipEbr and zipmhc-c6.1.
Shows no maternal enhancement of dpphr4.
Midgut development of mutant embryos is wild type.
Yannopoulos.
Associated with: wunCE.
Separable from: In(2R)46C. The Df(2R)44CE chromosome carries the In(2R)46C inversion.
"44B9--C1;44C2--3;44D2--3;44E4--F1" was stated as revision.
The Df(2R)44CE deficiency, previously thought to be a simple two break event is, on closer inspection, a four break event resulting in two closely linked deficiencies. Deleted segments are 44C1--44C2 and 44D3--44E4.
FlyBase curator comment: See FBrf0144960 for further description of cytology.