Homozygous lethal at the late first larval instar stage (with no escapers). Homozygotes do not show any gross abnormalities, although they show a sluggish response to physical contact compared to heterozygous controls. Homozygous clones are not recovered in the eye. Females containing homozygous germ-line clones lay no eggs. Oocyte development is arrested before the onset of vitellogenesis in these females.