spermatid & nucleus
Small testes with large deposits of cellular debris indicating degeneration. Spermatids have misshapen nuclei. Nebenkern are misshapen and are associated with multiple nuclei - phenotype characteristic of cytokinesis failure. Mutants show meiotic spindle abnormalities. Haphazard arrays of microtubules are evident in place of symmetrical spindle apparatus. Astral arrays of microtubules are seldom seen. Heterozygotes with ifc1 show male sterility and abnormal spermatids.
Excision of the P{lacW} can revert the full range of mutant phenotypes to wild type.