Mutation within the nxf2 coding region (deletion of 7bp, insertion of 6bp). Results in a frameshift.
CGGAAT
The deletion of 7 bases (TCGCCAA) and insertion of 6 bases (CGGAAT) leads to a frameshift.
decreased fecundity | female
decreased fecundity | female (with nxf2g1)
female sterile (with nxf2g1)
viable (with nxf2g1)
nxf2g1/nxf2g2 females develop gonads but are sterile, as they lay fewer eggs than nxf2g1/+ controls and none of these develop into a larva. Likewise, nxf2g2/nxf2g2 females lay fewer egss than controls.