Imprecise excision of P{EPg}nitoHP25329.
nito1 homozygous animals die during larval stages. The mutation causes lethality in both females and males.
Df(2L)BSC209/+, nito1 has partially lethal - majority live | female phenotype
Df(2L)BSC209/+;nito1/+ double heterozygous females show significantly reduced viability compared to Df(2L)BSC209 single heterozygotes.
The complete lethality of vir2f homozygous females cannot be suppressed by combination with a single copy of nito1 or FlaccC individually but heterozygosity for both does partially restore viability of the vir2f/vir2f females.