Subject: l(3)0369903699 is not lethal
Personal communication from: Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center
Dated: 12 May 2000
Information communicated:
l(3)0369903699 is better described as a recessive visible mutation than a recessive
lethal. Homozygote viability is sufficient to drive TM3 from a balanced stock. The
visible phenotype includes wing vein defects, most commonly a spur on the posterior
crossvein, and incomplete abdominal tergites. Both phenotypes overlap wild-type.
v(3)03699 and v(3)0369903699 would be more suitable symbols for this gene and allele.
P{PZ}l(3)0369903699 should also be renamed P{PZ}v(3)0369903699.
The assumption that the insertion is responsible for the mutant phenotype has not been
verified.