FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Allele: Dmel\wcf2
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\wcf2
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
coffee 2
FlyBase ID
FBal0018223
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
N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine
(Kaufman, 1969)
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
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      Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
      Disease
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      Disease-implicated variant(s)
       
      Phenotypic Data
      Phenotypic Class
      Phenotype Manifest In
      Detailed Description
      Statement
      Reference

      Eye colour: ruby red on hatching darkening to sepia-like with age in both males and females. The eye colour is not diluted when wcf2 is in transheterozygous combination with either w1 or wh. Ocellus colour: purplish.

      (Kaufman, 1969)
      External Data
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      Phenotypic Class
      Other
      Statement
      Reference

      v1, wcf2 has abnormal eye color phenotype

      (Kaufman, 1969)
      Phenotype Manifest In
      Other
      Statement
      Reference

      v1, wcf2 has pigment cell phenotype

      (Kaufman, 1969)
      Additional Comments
      Genetic Interactions
      Statement
      Reference

      Eye colour: orange when homozygous with v1, in both males and females.

      (Kaufman, 1969)
      Xenogenetic Interactions
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      Complementation and Rescue Data
      Comments
      Images (0)
      Mutant
      Wild-type
      Stocks (0)
      Notes on Origin
      Discoverer

      Kaufman.

      Induced in: an Oregon-R male.

      (Kaufman, 1969)
      External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 0 )
      Synonyms and Secondary IDs (2)
      Reported As
      Symbol Synonym
      wcf2
      Name Synonyms
      coffee 2
      (Kaufman, 1969)
      Secondary FlyBase IDs
        References (1)