Df(2L)PaxΔ1 deletes almost all of the Pax coding region, the downstream gene CG31798, and one of two CG17544 transcripts.
Deletion of Pax, CG31798, and part of CG17544 resulting from recombination between transposons P{GSV6}CG17544GS12861 and P{EPgy2}PaxEY00742.
Animals homozygous for Df(2L)PaxΔ1 die as pupae.