The transcription and translation of nord are interrupted after the first coding exon, resulting in a predicted truncated peptide containing only the first 103 amino acids without the conserved DUF2369 and FN3 domains.
wing vein | ectopic (with Df(2R)BSC155)
wing vein | ectopic (with Df(2R)BSC356)
wing vein | ectopic (with Df(2R)BSC780)
nordMI06414 homozygous adults show small wings and ectopic venation emanating from the PCV. nordMI06414/Df(2R)BSC155, nordMI06414/Df(2R)BSC356 and nordMI06414/Df(2R)BSC780 transheterozygotes show ectopic venation emanating from the PCV.