Germ cells are unable to survive in germ line clones. Homozygous embryos do not exhibit any central or peripheral nervous system defects. Larvae have very little imaginal disc tissue and significantly reduced neural tissue. More than 60% of the cells have aneuploid or polyploid chromosome complements. Cytokinesis is normal.
Lethality occurs during larval or pupal stages. Homozygous germline clones display cell lethality. Embryos derived from heterozygous mothers do not have CNS or PNS defects.
larval/pupal lethal
Lefevre.