FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Allele: Dmel\w53A
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\w53A
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
FlyBase ID
FBal0018105
Feature type
allele
Associated gene
Dmel\w
Associated Insertion(s)
Carried in Construct
Key Links
Allele class
Mutagen
Nature of the Allele
Allele class
Mutagen
neutron
(Pastink et al., 1987)
Progenitor genotype
Caused by aberration
Dp(1;1)w53A
Cytology
Description

Breakpoint between +2.0 and +4.8kb. Deletion of at least 1.7kb between +2.0 and +4.8kb (coordinate 0.0 is the site of the copia insertion in wa).

(Pastink et al., 1987)
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
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      Marker for
      Reflects expression of
      Reporter construct used in assay
      Human Disease Associations
      Disease Ontology (DO) Annotations
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      Disease
      Evidence
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      Disease
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      Disease-implicated variant(s)
       
      Phenotypic Data
      Phenotypic Class
      Phenotype Manifest In
      Detailed Description
      Statement
      Reference

      Eye colour: wsp1/w53A flies have yellow or yellow-orange eyes at eclosion, which darken to orange with age.

      (Pastink et al., 1987)

      Eye colour: orange brown at eclosion, when heterozygous with wsp1; slowly darkens with age; mottling almost gone after first day.

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      Complementation and Rescue Data
      Complements

      wsp1

      Fails to complement

      wsp1

      (Pastink et al., 1987)
      Comments

      Complementation of wsp1 only with age.

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      Mutant
      Wild-type
      Stocks (0)
      Notes on Origin
      Discoverer

      Schalet.

      External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 0 )
      Synonyms and Secondary IDs (3)
      Reported As
      Symbol Synonym
      53
      (Pastink et al., 1987)
      w53A
      wN53
      (Pastink et al., 1987)
      Name Synonyms
      Secondary FlyBase IDs
        References (1)