sti5/Df(3L)F10 mutant third instar larval brains do not exhibit a mitotic index higher than in wild-type. However, they exhibit a much higher level of polyploid neuroblasts. Approximately 41% of sti5/Df(3L)F10 cells are 4N, 13.4% 8N, and 2.2% over 8N. Approximately 2.2% of sti5/Df(3L)F10 cells exhibit a hypercondensed phenotype. sti5/sti1 mutant third instar larval brains do not exhibit a mitotic index higher than in wild-type. However, they exhibit a much higher level of polyploid neuroblasts. Approximately 41.9% of sti5/sti1 cells are 4N, 19.3% 8N, and 3.2% over 8N. sti5/sti1 third instar neuroblasts do not exhibit a hypercondensed phenotype. sti5/sti4 mutant third instar larval brains do not exhibit a mitotic index higher than in wild-type. However, they exhibit a much higher level of polyploid neuroblasts. Approximately 50.5% of sti5/sti4 cells are 4N, 12.9% 8N, and 1.0% over 8N. sti5/sti4 third instar neuroblasts do not exhibit a hypercondensed phenotype.
Separable from: P{lacW}l(3)S045902S045902.
Separable from: P{lacW}S050115a.
FlyBase curator comment: May correspond to l(3)S050115bS050115b.
Based on lethal phase analysis the following sti alleles can be ranked from the most severe to the weakest as follows: sti3 > sti1 = sti2 = sti4 > sti5.