13A--B;[]
13A--B;[]
Most adults die within the first week of adulthood. Newly eclosed flies behave normally but with time exhibit sluggish movements or inability to walk or fly. Death typically occurs within a few hours after initial manifestation of these defects. Sections of brains of males that exhibit locomotor defects show lesions in the central brain and optic lobes exhibit degeneration. Brain glia are abnormal.
All limits from polytene analysis (FBrf0059170)