Deletion in mle.
2.5kb deletion.
mle5/mle1 is a suppressor of germline cell phenotype of ovoD1rv22/ovoD1rv23
Ovaries of homozygous ovoD1rv23 females contain germline chambers in less than 20% of cases. This phenotype is partially suppressed if the females are also carrying mle1/mle5. ovoD1rv23/ovoD1rv23; mle1/mle5 ovaries most often contain germ cells of male morphology rather than female morphology. This phenotype is partially suppressed by SxlM1; ovaries more often contain germ cells of female morphology rather than male morphology.
Mutant phenotype can be rescued by P element mediated transformation of a wild type mle gene copy.
Allelism inferred from map position at 2-55.2.