Minigene that expresses mutated BicD (amino acid replacements A40V and S103A) under the control of its native promoter.
BicDA40V.S103A partially rescues Df(2L)Exel7068/BicDr5
BicDA40V.S103A 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.