Insertion within the first exon of the vib gene.
vibS110416/vibS110416 and vibS110416/Df(3R)Dl-BX12 mutant animals are both lethal during early pupal stage.
Individual spermatids from vibS110416/Df(3R)Dl-BX12 males have multiple nuclei associated with an enlarged nebenkern in 80% of spermatids. These multinucleate spermatids undergo elongation, and multiple nuclei are seen associated with a bundle of axonemal fibres. Mutants show cytokinesis failure during male meiosis. The ring canal resulting from the first meiotic division appears larger than in wild-type, and in binucleate secondary spermatocytes the contractile rings appear disorganised.
vibS110416/Df(3R)Dl-BX12 larval neuroblasts display a lower frequency of cell division compared to wild-type preparations.
vibS045002c/vibS110416 mutants show cytokinesis failure during male meiosis.
Lethality acts in the pupal and pharate adult stages.
Separable from: A second site mutation.
Based on the lethal stage of hemizygous alleles (over Df(3R)Dl-BX12), the following vib alleles can be ranked from strongest to weakest as follows: vibj7A3 > vibS110416 > vibEP513 = vibj5A6 > vibS045002c > vibEP651.