Recombination between the two progenitor insertions has resulted in a deletion that removes the sequence between them, including the mir-184 gene.
An FLP-induced 22kb deletion between PBac{WH}f05119 and P{XP}d08710. The breakpoint at 2R:9198408 is based on the genomic position of PBac{WH}f05119. The breakpoint at 2R:9220408 is approximate since the genomic location of P{XP}d08710 was not reported.
Homozygous adults are viable and appear morphologically normal.
Homozygous females lay far fewer eggs than normal, and the eggs and embryos they produce have severe abnormalities. 2 to 3 day old females lay 5-10 eggs/day, and approximately 70% of the eggs have normal external morphology and are fertilised. However, 85% of the embryos show severe defects in anteroposterior patterning, many also show severe defects in cellularisation and only approximately 1% of the progeny develop to adulthood. As the females age, egg production declines further and the number of eggs with abnormal external morphology increases. Eggs from 3 to 4 day old homozygous females are typically smaller than normal, and many have defects in dorsoventral patterning of the eggshell (as assayed by the position and length of the dorsal appendages). Homozygous females that are 5 days of age of older lay almost no eggs.
Approximately 85% of embryos from morphologically normal eggs laid by 2 to 3 day old homozygous females mated to homozygous males show severe defects in anteroposterior patterning. In many embryos from young homozygous females mated to homozygous males, the anterior nuclei fail to move to the anterior tip of the embryo and instead remain at approximately 80% egg length, so that although cellularisation subsequently occurs, the anterior tip remains devoid of nuclei and merely fills with yolk. These embryos develop further and undergo gastrulation and germband extension/retraction, but die at approximately stage 13 of embryogenesis/.
Eggs produced by 2 to 4 day old homozygous females mated to homozygous males are often smaller than normal. In addition, 80% of the eggs show defects in dorsoventral patterning of the eggshell; nearly all of these are dorsalised, with the dorsal appendages more widely spaced and shorter than normal, very occasionally, ventralised eggs are seen.
The oocyte nucleus is in its normal position in stage 9 homozygous egg chambers.
The ovarioles of 5 day old homozygous females are filled with germline stem cell-like cells, but no cysts. Many empty ovarioles are also present. The ovaries of older females are completely devoid of any germ cells.
mir-184Δ has decreased fecundity | female phenotype, suppressible | partially by sax4/sax[+]
mir-184Δ is partially rescued by mir-184UAS.cIa
mir-184Δ is partially rescued by mir-184UAS.cIa/Scer\GAL4VP16.nanos.UTR