Mutants show a delay in thoracic neuroblast 3-3 (NB3-3T) entering quiescence, and a corresponding increase in the number of EL neurons.
Targeting of DM5 lPN to the DM5 glomerulus fails in sqzie homozygous somatic clones.
Penetrance is 100% for larval lethality in Df(3R)Dl-KX23/sqzie animals.