Mutant somatic stem cell (SSC) clones in the ovary are lost more rapidly than wild-type clones; 92% and 100% of the marked dsh4 SSC clones observed one week after clone induction are lost two or three weeks after clone induction respectively. dsh4 follicle cell clones are normal in size and the mutant follicle cells have normal morphology.
Clonal analysis revealed polarity defects in adult tissues as for dsh1, and that dsh is required autonomously for cell polarity. Similar mutant leg phenotypes, e.g. duplications and bifurcations, are produced by dsh clones, dsh, wg double heterozygotes and wg mutants. There is allele specificity in these interactions.
Females possessing homozygous germline clones when mated to wild type males produce two classes of embryos: heterozygous females are fertile and morphogenetically normal and hemizygous male embryos lack dorsal cuticle, posterior spiracles and filzkorper material. The ventral cuticle present has no naked cuticle in the thoracic or abdominal segments. Embryos show an aberrant pattern of cell death and lack of parasegmental and segmental boundaries.
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