The median lifespan for prosV61 animals (the age after egg laying at which 50% of homozygotes have died) is 9.41 days at 25oC.
Homozygous second instar larvae show normal or nearly normal responses to 0.1M sucrose and to 0.3M NaCl in a taste response assay.
The courtship index of heterozygous males towards decapitated Canton-S males is significantly higher than that of wild-type males towards decapitated Canton-S males. The courtship index of heterozygous males towards decapitated Canton-S males is significantly lower than that of heterozygous prosV1 males towards decapitated Canton-S males. Homozygotes to some extent show high mortality during the first 2 days of adult life. Homozygous males are infertile, probably due to weakness.