P-element insertion maps within the 40kb intron of ds, 1.9kb downstream from the 5' end of the intron.
anterior crossvein
eye
leg
thorax
wing
In addition to 100% penetrant defects in leg, wing and thorax, rough patches in the eye appear at low frequency. Anterior crossvein is displaced posteriorly.
Cimbora.
Excision of P-element in 15 independent lines is accompanied by the loss of the ds mutant phenotype.
Excision of P-element in 15 independent lines is accompanied by the loss of the ds mutant phenotype.