P{PZ} is inserted at base pair 194 of the published sequence (FBrf0074834), 100bp upstream of the 5' end of the cloned cDNA sequence, in same orientation as the repo transcript.
Defects in neural development. Heterozygotes with repo1 are lethal. Df(3R)P14 heterozygous embryos at stage 15 have thin longitudinal tracts in some segments due to poor condensation (may be due to another gene within Df(3R)P14).
Complements: l(3)0582205822.
Precise excision of the P-element causes reversion of the mutant phenotype to wild type.