In embryos, EcollacZ expression approximates, but is not identical to, that of twi. At blastoderm, expression at the anterior and posterior poles is not observed. Labelling also persists longer than wild-type twi expression. In later embryos posterior expression continues to be reduced, for example, signal in the posterior midgut primordi! GAT21. Expression pattern ascribed to :twi
construct_comment: One of a series of reporter constructs used to characterize twi 5\' regulatory sequences.