An in frame deletion of 255 bp in exon 5 of thoc5.
male sterile (with thoc5e00906)
thoc51/thoc5e00906 and homozygous thoc51 mutant testes contain primary spermatocytes but lack post-meiotic cells. thoc51 mutant spermatocytes show abnormally strong condensation of three major bivalent chromosomes and the phase-dark structure of the nucleolus is severely disorganised.
thoc51/thoc5e00906 trans-heterozygotes are male sterile.
Expression of Mmus\Thoc5Scer\UAS.cMa under the control of Scer\GAL4da.G32 partially rescues the mutant testis phenotypes. Nucleolar structure is restored to normal. Chromosome condensation is much similar to wild-type, although chromosome shape appear somewhat abnormal. Elongating spermatid flagella are observed.
thoc51 is rescued by thoc5+t7.9
thoc5+t7.9 rescues the meiotic arrest phenotype of thoc51.