Crosses of HiraHR1 mutant males free of Wolbachia infection to wild-type females free of Wolbachia infection result in significantly lower egg hatch rates (74.34 +/- 4.03%) relative to crosses of wild-type males free of Wolbachia infection to wild-type females free of Wolbachia infection. Early embryos derived from this cross show asynchronous nuclear divisions and chromatin bridges. The sex ratio ( female:male ) of the offspring is 0.62 +/- 0.05. Crosses of HiraHR1 mutant males free of Wolbachia infection to wild-type females infected with Wolbachia show no significant differences in hatch rate (89.38 +/- 8.06%) comparing with the uninfected crosses. The sex ratio ( female:male ) of the offspring is normal.
Homozygous mutant females produce embryos that arrest just before hatching.
The male pronucleus appears more condensed and smaller than the female pronucleus at the pronuclear apposition stage in eggs derived from mutant females. The male pronucleus remains abnormally small and condensed after pronuclear apposition and is unable to participate in the formation of the zygote.
HiraHR1 is a non-enhancer of partially lethal phenotype of Df(3R)3450/yem2