Imprecise excision of the P{GawB} element.
The courtship index of heterozygous males towards decapitated Canton-S males is significantly higher than that of wild-type males towards decapitated Canton-S males. The courtship index of heterozygous males towards decapitated Canton-S males is significantly lower than that of heterozygous prosV1 males towards decapitated Canton-S males. Homozygotes show high mortality during the first 2 days of adult life. Homozygous males are infertile, probably due to weakness.
Only a few homozygotes die during preimaginal development and more than 85% of homozygotes eclose. The surviving adults never survive for more than 48 hours after eclosion.