Minigene that expresses mutated BicD (amino acid replacement A40V) under the control of its native promoter.
BicDA40V partially rescues Df(2L)Exel7068/BicDr5
BicDA40V in a BicDr5/Df(2L)Exel7068 background results in viable but sterile females. The ovaries contain egg chambers with 16 nurse cells and no oocyte.