Frameshift mutation.
Pmm2FS1/Pmm2FS2 and Pmm2FS2/Df(3L)BSC380 mutants show early larval lethality during the late first to early second instar transition.
Pmm2FS2/Pmm2FS2 mutant first instar larvae display a significant reduction in coordinated movement compared to wild type, as measured by rate of peristaltic waves; first instar muscle 4 neuromuscular junctions prior to developmental arrest display over-elaboration, with more branches, greater synaptic terminal area, and supernumerary type Is/Ib synaptic boutons, as compared to controls.