No exu protein is detected in ovaries from @exuXL1 females.
exuXL1 flies have reduced levels of all of the exu transcripts.
female sterile
lethal - all die during embryonic stage | maternal effect
male sterile
some die during embryonic stage | maternal effect
hts RNA localization proceeds normally in embryos derived from exu mutant mothers.
exuXL1 is rescued by exu+t9.9
More than one-third of embryos derived from exuVL/exuXL1 ; exuA6B3 females develop head defects typical of exu mutants.
exu+t9.9 completely rescues the male sterility and embryonic lethality of exuXL1 individuals.