Top2f05145 homozygous mutants are larval lethal. They exhibit their highest mortality rate during the second instar stage with fewer than 5% of individuals escaping into the third instar larval stage. These escapers are smaller than wild-type larvae and have less developed salivary glands and central nervous systems while displaying extremely reduced to completely absent imaginal tissue.
Homozygous Top2f05145 mutants progress normally through embryogenesis, but once hatched these animals show a 2-3 day delay in development when compared to wild-type larvae reared under identical conditions.