Insertion of a defective P{PZ} construct.
The 1.0kb chi transcript is absent in chi6356 flies.
The 1.2kb chi transcript is present in RNA from males and females in chi6356 flies.
female sterile | recessive
nurse cell
Fully penetrant egg chamber phenotype: nurse cells fail to deliver all their cytoplasm to the oocyte resulting in small oocytes surrounded by an egg shell.
Strong allele of chi. Defective P element insert: ry and Ecol\lacZ are not expressed.
Strong allele of chi. Defective P element insert: ry and Ecol\lacZ are not expressed.