Maternal-zygotic and maternal-only Crk-mutant embryos (i.e. all progeny from CrkΔattP heterozygous males crossed to CrkΔattP homozygous females rescued to adulthood by CrkFRT.gen, but in which the Crk genomic segment has been FLP-excised) frequently exhibit morphological defects, which can be denticle belt deletion or fusion, ventral or dorsal holes, severe pattern disruption and/or cuticle fragments.
Maternal Crk-mutant embryos from CrkΔattP homozygous females rescued to adulthood by CrkFRT.gen, but in which the Crk genomic segment has been FLP-excised, frequently exhibit defects in cellularization, leading to variable size yolk channels.