Deletion of central part of luna resulting from FLP-catalyzed recombination using the FRT-containing transposons PBac{WH}lunaf07504 and PBac{WH}lunaf04294.
Mutant embryos derived from heterozygous mothers or homozygous eggs generated by germline clones die at early stages of development, including preblastoderm stages. DNA segregation defects/bridges (where DNA bridges remain between adjacent nuclei) during syncytial division stages are apparent. Asynchrony of division cycles and increased nuclear fall-out are also observed.
Mutant clones (generated using the MARCM technique) in the developing eye and wing have a fully wild type appearance - no defects are observed in either tissue.