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The posterolateral medulla is fused with the adjacent lobula plate in hemizygous flies. Optic lobe position is abnormal.
Failure of salivary gland degeneration. Reduction in dorso-ventral class of indirect flight muscles. Some show proventriculus abnormality: foregut-midgut junction less proventriculus-like in appearance.
41% penetrance of abnormal SEG-TG separation phenotype, 55% of individuals show an abnormal optic lobe position and 35% a brain fusion failure.
'rbp' and br phenotype. Development of the early ecdysone puff in region 2B3--2B5 is not affected.
Lethal period is between pupal ecdysis and formation of the nonpigmented pupal legs and wings.
Deficient in 'rbp' function.