Polytene chromosomes normal.
crbD88-3 mutants form shorter spiracles and show general defects in epithelial organization.
Clones in the eye show lack of rhabdomere elongation. The rhabdomeres remain at the top of the retina and appear thicker than wild-type rhabdomeres. Adherens junctions stretch further basolaterally than in wild type. Those at the distal portion of the retina are variable in size and those that are proximal are discontinuous and thin. The adherens junctions attaching the photoreceptors to the floor of the retina remain relatively intact.