Mutants have normal external morphology, but are not easily kept as homozygous stocks.
mir-1246/mir-12412 males have a substantially shortened lifespan compared to controls.
mir-1246/mir-12412 larvae show defects in locomotion, both in terms of total distance travelled and crawling speed.
The average number of dendritic branches of the ddaD and ddaE neurons is normal in homozygous larvae, but there is a greater variation in dendrite numbers than normal (particularly noticeable for the ddaD neuron).
mir-1246 is rescued by mir-124+tCH322-39N16
mir-1246/mir-12412 is rescued by mir-124+tCH322-39N16
mir-124+tCH322-39N16 rescues the shortened lifespan of mir-1246/mir-12412 males and the locomotor defects of mir-1246/mir-12412 larvae.
mir-124+tCH322-39N16 rescues the increased variability in dendrite numbers which is seen in the dendritic branches of the ddaD and ddaE neurons of mir-1246 larvae.