The entire lncRNA gene has been knocked out and replaced with an attP site followed by an FRT-flanked Disc\RFP3xP3.cUa fluorescent marker.
2R_r6:8310859..8311295
lncRNA region removed by targeted deletion.
lncRNA:TS18KO homozygote males show reduced fertility compared to wild-type controls and display severe morphological defects in testes (accumulation of abnormal cotton-like flocculus in their distal part) as well as reduced number of mature spermatozoa in the seminal vesicles.