Scer\FRT-mediated recombination between the two progenitor insertions, PBac{PB}SdhDc02354 and PBac{PB}c05670 has resulted in the deletion of the genomic sequence between them which includes udt as well as the CDS of the neighboring gene SdhD.
udtf03018 homozygous and udtf03018/udtΔ transheterozygous stage 16-17 embryos show leaky blood-brain barrier and trachea as, unlike in controls, dye injected into the body cavity diffuses into the ventral nerve cord and into the trachea. Although the ventral nerve cord show an apparently normal morphology, the trachea appears convoluted, as compared to controls.