CrcBG02566 mutant flies (males and females pooled) sleep on average 289.2 minutes less per 24 hours than wild type flies. No significant difference is seen between the sexes.
Mutants show an abnormal olfactory avoidance response to 0.3% benzaldehyde.
Mutants exhibit a quantitative loss of bristles.
Precise excision of the insertion reverts the mutant phenotype.