amorphic allele - molecular evidence
Reintroduction of the wild type lncRNA:iab8 exon 8 sequence lacking the 60bp coding for the smORF for MSAmiP, into TI{attP}lncRNA:iab8Δexon8.attP. This generates a 'clean' MSAmiP knockout.
abnormal mating | male
MSAmiPΔ males exhibit decreased sperm competition.