Nucleotide substitution: G?A.
Amino acid replacement: W683term.
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G?A
W683term | Klp3A-PA; W683term | Klp3A-PB
W683term
G to A nucleotide change at the second or third position of the Trp codon leads to a nonsense mutation (exact site of mutation unspecified).
Only 1.46% of eggs derived from Klp3Amei-352/Klp3A6 females hatch. The majority of embryos derived from homozygous or Klp3Amei-352/Klp3A6 females appear to arrest very early, with only one small nucleus plus a mass of polar body chromatin. The total meiotic exchange frequency for chromosome arm 2L shows little deviation from that of wild-type for Klp3A6/Df(1)ED6579 females, but the distribution of exchanges along the chromosome arm is altered.
Transmission rate of Dp(1;f)J21A through females to progeny is 28%, Klp3A mutation strongly decreases transmission. Mutation also decreases transmission of Dp(1;f)1B, Dp(1;f)25A and Dp(1;f)10B.
Heterozygotes with Df(1)63e4 are viable but female sterile (exhibit a maternal effect lethal egg phenotype) and male semi-sterile. Hemizygous males exhibit low fertility, well over half of the males are completely sterile, the remainder exhibit variable fertility.
Embryonic defects detectable at preblastoderm stages.
Klp3A6 is rescued by Klp3A+tSCA9
Fertility and cytological phenotypes are rescued by Klp3A+tSCA9.