Approximately 17% of eggs derived from homozygous female germline clones develop dorsal appendages. Approximately 55% of eggs derived from homozygous female germline clones develop into embryos and hatch. Of the remaining 45%, half show a normal cuticle. Around 3.2% develop into embryos displaying a weak posterior phenotype (embryo lacks at least on abdominal denticle belt) and 0.8% develop a strong posterior phenotype (embryo lacks all abdominal denticle belts).
Ge-1Δ5 has ventral denticle belt | germline clone phenotype, enhanceable by Dcp1[+]/DCP1b53
Ge-1Δ5 has ventral denticle belt | germline clone phenotype, enhanceable by btz[+]/btz2
Ge-1Δ5 has ventral denticle belt | germline clone phenotype, enhanceable by stau2/stau[+]
The posterior patterning defects of embryos derived from Ge-1Δ5 female germline clones are not enhanced by Khc27/+.
Dcp1b53/+, btz2/+ and stau2/+ increase the penetrance of the posterior patterning phenotype of embryos derived from Ge-1Δ5 female germline clones from 4% to 12.4%, 28.8% and 32.8% respectively.
Ge-1+tCH322-120M19 and Ge-1Δ78.CH322-120M19 each rescue the lethality of Ge-1Δ5 homozygotes.