Nuclear pore complexes and annulate lamellae pore complexes (ALPCs) do not disassemble at 30^oC in cdc2^A171T embryos, but the pore complexes disassemble and reassemble normally in cdc2^A171T embryos at 22^oC. The quantity of ALPCs in cdc2^A171T embryos at 30^oC is substantially higher than in wild-type embryos at 30^oC or in cdc2^A171T embryos at 22^oC.

cdc2^A171T wing discs are typically smaller in size than wild-type and have fewer cells that are bigger than normal. The observed aberrant centriole pairs found in cdc2^A171T mutant wing discs are attributable to excess growth of the daughter cell compared to wild-type (63% increase compared to wild-type). One of the observed aberrant centriole morphologies of cdc2^A171T mutants consists of centriole pairs in which the daughter centriole is longer than the mother. About 12.5% of centrioles in cdc2^A171T wing discs are triplets containing three centrioles in one of two different configurations, neither of which is observed in wild-type. In cdc2^A171T mutants, movement of the daughter centriole away from the mother is not necessary to initiate assembly of a new second-generation daughter (grand-daughter).

Duplication of muscle DA1 can be seen in embryos carrying four copies of cdc2^A171T (in a cdc2^B47 background) which have been shifted to the non-permissive temperature. RP2 neuron duplication and large RP2 neurons are seen in 42.7% and 4.6% of cases respectively. Temperature upshifts can also result in the arrest of neuroblasts in G2 in these embryos.

Females carrying two copies of cdc2^A171T in a cdc2^B47 background show a rapid depletion of follicle cells when transferred to the restrictive temperature after eclosion. Mitotic proliferation of the germ line stops but the capacity of the germ line cells to replicate their DNA is unaffected.

The polar bodies decondense in embryos raised at the restrictive temperature. Chromosomes decondense and become surrounded by the nuclear envelope in embryos after inactivation of cdc2^A171T at 30^oC for 15 minutes.

fzy^- embryos carrying P{Dmcdc2^A171T} at 18^oC exhibit mitotic arrest at stage 11 in the ventral region, as expected. Temperature shift to the restrictive temperature causes a drastic reduction in the number of metaphase arrested cells.

Meiotic spindles and metaphase plates are never formed at high temperatures. Chromosomes still condense in late spermatocytes and spermatid differentiation continues.