Insertion in an intron.
Gr39ak05106 mutant males show significantly lower courtship intensity as compared with wild type.
Some homozygous adult escapers with no morphological defects are obtained.
Homozygous males show a reduced courtship index towards wild-type females compared to the courtship index of wild-type or heterozygous males towards wild-type females. The courtship index of Df(2L)DS6/Gr39ak05106 males towards wild-type females is further reduced compared to that of homozygous males.
The duration and frequency of courtship bouts of homozygous males towards wild-type females are reduced compared to those of wild-type males towards wild-type females.
The level of male-to-male courtship of homozygous males towards wild-type males is similar to that seen between wild-type males.
Homozygous males show significantly reduced locomotor activity, but analysis of individual males shows no correlation between the level of locomotor activity and the courtship index, suggesting that the defects in courtship are not a consequence of reduced locomotor activity.
Gr39ak05106 is semi-lethal over several deficiencies that span 39C. Hemizygous females survive much more frequently than hemizygous males.
I. Kiss.
Complements: bur10523. Complements: l(2)k11226k11226. Complements: l(2)k14505k14505.