BrdU incorporation pattern and levels are not significantly different from wild type in homozygous cycle 15 and 16 embryos.
Homozygotes progress beyond embryogenesis with intact denticle belts, before dying as larvae. Some larvae survive beyond 4 days after egg deposition and grow to approximately 1.5mm in length, but they are smaller than control larvae.
0% of embryos laid by wild-type females mated to l(2)dtlKG02590/l(2)dtlf04209 males develop to adulthood.
4.8 +/- 11% of embryos laid by wild-type females mated to l(2)dtlKG02590/l(2)dtlc02261 males develop to adulthood.
Precise excision of the insertion restores male fertility.