Insertion maps to AE003493, antisense orientation with respect to scaffold, insertion point 192168.
Homozygotes and hemizygotes are viable with no obvious developmental or morphological defects.
Hemizygous males are fully fertile and show no obvious morphological defects in the adult germline.
Homozygous, hemizygous and Pdcd41/Pdcd4G93 females are fertile with no obvious morphological defects in the adult germline.
Homozygous, hemizygous and Pdcd41/Pdcd4G93 germaria have an increased number of spectrosome-containing cells compared to wild type - this number does not increase with age. There are no discernable defects in differentiation or any discernable abnormalities in subsequent germline stages.
Germline stem cells in Pdcd41 ovaries are present in similar numbers to wild type.