Excision of P{EPgy2}EY01065 has resulted in a deletion that removes exon 5 of Bx. The deletion extends into the upstream intron, removing an additional 634bp.
Flies homozygous or hemizygous for Bxhdp48-1 have held-up wings, with occasional defects in the cross-veins. The wings are of a normal size. Between 10 and 20% of flies are missing one or two bristles from the anterior pair of the four thoracic dorsocentral bristles. This is increased to >85% in Bxhdp48-1/Df(1)N19 females. Flies also show locomotor defects, having difficulty in standing and walking.
One copy of Bxhdp48-1 partially rescues the wing scalloping phenotype seen in Bx5-1/+ flies.
One copy of Bxhdp48-1 partially rescues the wing scalloping phenotype seen in Bx2/+ flies.