FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Balancer/Genotype variant: Dmel\FM3
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\FM3
Species
D. melanogaster
FlyBase ID
FBba0000002
Short Genotype
FM3
Parent Aberration
In(1)FM3
(FlyBase Curators, 2006-, Lindsley and Zimm, 1992)
Parent Cytology
1Lt-1B2 | 20F | 16B-19F | 3F-4D7 | 11F2-4E1 | 11F4-16A | 3E-1B3 | 20F-1Rt
(Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center, 2026.6.26)
Progenitor
Described as Balancer
(FlyBase Curators, 2006-, Lindsley and Zimm, 1992)
Carries Alleles
Bar1   Mycdm-1   y31d   l(1)1AcFM3  
(FlyBase Curators, 2006-, Lindsley and Zimm, 1992)
Bar1   Mycdm-1   y31d  
(FlyBase Curators, 2006-, Lindsley and Zimm, 1992)
Transposon Insertions
Discoverer

R.F. Grell, 1954.

(Lindsley and Zimm, 1992)
Stocks (57)
Other Information

Effectively suppresses crossing over in the X chromosome. Useful for balancing sex-linked recessive, female-sterile mutants and, in combination with Dp(1;Y)BSYy+, for balancing sex-linked recessive lethal and male-sterile mutants.

(Lindsley and Zimm, 1992)
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (2)
Reported As
Symbol Synonym
FM3
(FlyBase Curators, 2006-)
Name Synonyms
First Multiple 3
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (5)