2821 bp deletion resulting from the imprecise excision of P{EPgy2}ebd1EY01876 which removes part of ebd1 and part of hiro. Extends from -1922 to +899 relative to the ebd1 transcription start site. 3L:685545 (R5) was used as the transcription start site for the mapping.
In adult midguts bearing ebd1Df5 mutant MARCM clones, an abnormally large number of progenitor cells (due to excessive mitotic activity of the cells) is found in the vicinity of the mutant clones.
ebd1Df5/ebd1240, ebd2136/ebd2[+] has increased cell number | adult stage phenotype
ebd1Df5/ebd1240, ebd2136/ebd2[+] has adult midgut epithelium phenotype
ebd1Df5/ebd1240, ebd2136/ebd2[+] has intestinal stem cell | increased number | adult stage phenotype
ebd1Df5/ebd1240, ebd2136/ebd2[+] has enteroblast | increased number | adult stage phenotype
Adult ebd1240/ebd1Df5,ebd2136 mutants show significant increase in the number of progenitor cells (intestinal stem cells and enteroblasts) in the midgut and unlike in controls frequently display chains or clusters of progenitor cells, the penetrance of this latter phenotype is increased further in ebd1Df5,ebd2136/ebd1240,ebd2136 double mutants.