fd68A44 mutants carry a deletion of 2bp at the insertion site of P{EP}fd68AEP3428 and contains a reinsertion of a fragment of the p-element in exon 3 that generates a premature STOP codon 28 nucleotides after the insertion, resulting in a truncated protein that retains the FHA domain but lacks the FH domain.
Early midgut differentiation is normal in fd68A44 mutant embryos until stage 15, when the midgut is composed of a single vesicle. During stage 16 three constrictions generate the four vesicles of the normal midgut. However, fd68A44 homozygous embryos form a single midgut constriction and two gastric vesicles. The midgut does not develop further.
fd68A[+]/FoxK44, dpphr27 has increased mortality during development phenotype
FoxK44, dpphr27/dpp[+] has increased mortality during development phenotype