Adults containing homozygous clones in the eye have a similar ratio of mutant to wild-type tissue as eyes containing control clones. However, much of the mutant tissue appears black and interommatidial bristles are also missing. The tissue shows no recognisable photoreceptors or ommatidial organisation. This tissue degeneration is still seen if the flies are raised in constant darkness. Heterozygotes examined 14 days after eclosion show no evidence of retinal degeneration. Homozygous clones result in black patches in the wing, fissures in the abdomen and abnormalities in the patterning of bristles.
cpbunspecified has visible | recessive | somatic clone phenotype, non-suppressible by BacA\p35GMR.PH
cpbunspecified has eye | somatic clone phenotype, non-suppressible by BacA\p35GMR.PH
Expression of BacA\p35GMR.PH does not prevent the appearance of large patches of black tissue in eyes containing homozygous cpbunspecified clones.