FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Allele: Dmel\kar2
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\kar2
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
FlyBase ID
FBal0005661
Feature type
allele
Associated gene
Dmel\kar
Associated Insertion(s)
Carried in Construct
Key Links
Allele class
Mutagen
Nature of the Allele
Allele class
Mutagen
spontaneous
Progenitor genotype
Cytology
Description
Mutations Mapped to the Genome
Curation Data
Type
Location
Additional Notes
References
Variant Molecular Consequences
Associated Sequence Data
DDBJ / EMBL / GenBank
DNA sequence
Protein sequence
 
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      Expression Data
      Reporter Expression
      Additional Information
      Statement
      Reference
       
      Marker for
      Reflects expression of
      Reporter construct used in assay
      Human Disease Associations
      Disease Ontology (DO) Annotations
      Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
      Disease
      Evidence
      References
      Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
      Disease
      Interaction
      References
      Comments on Models/Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
       
      Disease-implicated variant(s)
       
      Phenotypic Data
      Phenotypic Class
      Phenotype Manifest In
      Detailed Description
      Statement
      Reference

      Ocellus colour: colourless. Eye colour: bright red, darkening to wild-type with age.

      (Henikoff, 1979)

      Malpighian tubule colour: wild-type.

      (Brehme and Demerec, 1942)

      Eye colour: scarlet, but less bright than st. Ocellus colour: white.

      External Data
      Interactions
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      Phenotypic Class
      Enhanced by
      Statement
      Reference

      kar2 has abnormal eye color | recessive phenotype, enhanceable by red1

      (Henikoff, 1979)
      Enhancer of
      Statement
      Reference

      kar2 is an enhancer of abnormal eye color | recessive phenotype of red1

      (Henikoff, 1979)
      Phenotype Manifest In
      Enhanced by
      Statement
      Reference

      kar2 has pigment cell phenotype, enhanceable by red1

      (Henikoff, 1979)
      Enhancer of
      Statement
      Reference

      kar2 is an enhancer of pigment cell phenotype of red1

      (Henikoff, 1979)
      Additional Comments
      Genetic Interactions
      Statement
      Reference

      Eye colour: orange with red1.

      (Henikoff, 1979)
      Xenogenetic Interactions
      Statement
      Reference
      Complementation and Rescue Data
      Comments
      Images (2)
      Stocks (32)
      Notes on Origin
      Discoverer

      Bridges, 10 Feb. 1938.

      External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 0 )
      Synonyms and Secondary IDs (1)
      Reported As
      Symbol Synonym
      kar2
      (Ren et al., 2022)
      Name Synonyms
      Secondary FlyBase IDs
        References (6)