FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Allele: Dmel\wzh
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\wzh
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
zeste halo
FlyBase ID
FBal0018324
Feature type
allele
Associated gene
Dmel\w
Associated Insertion(s)
Carried in Construct
Also Known As
whalo
Key Links
Allele class
Mutagen
Nature of the Allele
Allele class
Mutagen
spontaneous
Progenitor genotype
wzm
(Peterson et al., 1994)
Caused by aberration
Tp(1;3)wzh
Cytology
Description

3S18 insertion is still present in the 5' intron, very near the site of wa copia insertion. Transposition breakpoint lies within 400bp of the 3' end of w transcription between coordinates -2.183 and -2.634.

(Peterson et al., 1994)
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      Expression Data
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      Phenotypic Data
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      Eye colour: red halo, with z1. Eye colour: wild-type in z+ Df(1)w-zh; Tp(1;3)wzh Tp(1;3)wzh.

      (Peterson et al., 1994)

      Eye colour: red halo, with z1 in males and homzygous females.

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      Mutant
      Wild-type
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      Notes on Origin
      Discoverer

      Judd, 1967.

      Comments
      Comments

      Mutable.

      z1 causes w expression to become non-autonomous and non-clonal.

      (Peterson et al., 1994)
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      Synonyms and Secondary IDs (3)
      Reported As
      Symbol Synonym
      whalo
      (Delattre et al., 1995, Peterson et al., 1994)
      wzh
      Name Synonyms
      zeste halo
      Secondary FlyBase IDs
        References (8)