adult head | P-stage (with Df(2L)Rev4)
adult head | P-stage (with Df(2L)Rev8)
Lethal phase is primarily after pupariation. Larvae with multiple mouthparts are not seen and puparia are normal in size and shape. Gas bubble translocation, expulsion of the larval tracheae and mouthparts and head eversion are all completed successfully. The distal portion of the everted leg discs often darken abnormally and do not differentiate further. After pupation, the abdomen shrinks markedly and withdraws to a dorsal position in these animals. Subsequently, the head collapses partially or completely into the thoracic cavity. Despite this "head/abdomen-collapsed" phenotype, many pupae develop eye pigmentation and other signs of adult differentiation. crcE98 shows the "head/abdomen-collapsed" phenotype when heterozygous over some second chromosome balancers, suggesting haploinsufficiency for crc in some genetic backgrounds.