Construct: Nucleotide substitution: U51A. Mutation is in stem-loop III of the nos TCE. Coordinates of nucleotide substitution are relative to the start of the nos 3' UTR sequences.
nosTCEIII.U51A partially rescues the abdominal segmentation defect of embryos derived from nosBN females; 42% of embryos have no abdominal segments, 58% have 1-3 abdominal segments.