lethal - all die during embryonic stage | recessive
segment polarity phenotype | embryonic stage | recessive
some die during embryonic stage | recessive
embryonic epidermis
ventral denticle belt
Strong phenotype. Mutant embryos show no obvious segmentation, and are 40% the length of wild type; denticles form a lawn arranged in a number of whorls on the ventral surface as a result of loss of naked cuticle.