Encodes a dominant negative form of Iswi (carries the amino acid replacement K159R).
IswiK159R.Tag:HA fails to rescue Iswi2
IswiK159R.Tag:HA fails to rescue Iswi1
IswiK159R.Tag:HA fails to rescue Iswi2
The eye defects seen in flies in which the eyes are homozygous for Iswi2 in an otherwise heterozygous background (generated using the EGUF technique) are not rescued by IswiK159R.T:Ivir\HA1.