Deletion of nucleotides 618-844 of the nos 3'UTR.
Construct: Deletion of the EarI-XhoI fragment from the nos 3' UTR.
partially lethal - majority live | embryonic stage | maternal effect
cephalopharyngeal skeleton | embryonic stage | maternal effect
embryonic epidermis
35% of embryos derived from nosΔEX females do not hatch and 86% of those that do hatch show head skeleton defects.
Complements the embryonic segmentation defects of nos-. Cannot restore abdominal segmentation to osk- and vas- embryos.