FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Balancer/Genotype variant: Dmel\FM6
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\FM6
Species
D. melanogaster
FlyBase ID
FBba0000003
Short Genotype
FM6
Parent Cytology
1Lt - 1B2 | (20B - 20B) | 15E - 20A | 15D - 11F4 | (4E - 4E) | 3C - 4D7 | 11F2 - 4F | 3C - 1B3 | 20D1 - 1Rt
(Slobodyanyuk and Serov, 1983)
Progenitor
Transposon Insertions
Discoverer

R.F. Grell, Sep. 1955.

Stocks (283)
Other Information

Nopa32 is a natural variant found in FM4 and FM6.

Like FM4 except for the presence of the additional In(1)15D-E;20A-B. Reservations similar to those about the balancing ability of FM4 apply in FM6 to the salivary chromosome region from 1B to 15D. In genotypes with a normal recombination rate, FM6 effectively eliminates recombination in FM6/+ heterozygotes but yields viable recombinants when heterozygous for such inversions as In(1)sc8. Used for balancing sex-linked recessive lethal and sterile mutations. Does not effectively balance cv or v in stocks that are also heterozygous for In(2LR)SM and In(3LR)TM2. In addition recessive-lethal-bearing FM6 chromosomes have been described (e.g., FBrf0019966).

Synonyms and Secondary IDs (2)
Reported As
Name Synonyms
First Multiple 6
Secondary FlyBase IDs
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