Insertion in the 5' UTR.
Mitotic recombination rates are approximately doubled in WRNexoe04496/Df(3R)Exel6178 flies, compared to WRNexoe04496/WRNexoe04496; rates of recombination in WRNexoe04496/WRNexoD229V are much lower (though still higher than WRNexoe04496/+).
Homozygotes have no gross morphological abnormality.
Eggs derived from homozygous females do not hatch.
Homozygous larvae are very sensitive to camptothecin (CPT) compared to controls. Surviving adults have roughened eyes and many die as pharate adults.
Clones are recovered in the wing at a very high frequency in homozygous flies compared to control heterozygotes. In addition, some clones in the homozygous wing blades are very large, while the rate clones seen in heterozygous flies are all single cells. The majority of the clones recovered in the homozygous flies appear to be the result of mitotic DNA recombination events.