Deletion of 13bp within CCHa1 results in a frameshift.
Deletion of 13bp within the CCHa1 coding sequence results in a frameshift and early translation termination after the addition of 11 novel amino acids.
CCHa1SK8 mutant adult males have significantly reduced overall locomotor activity under normal light-dark (LD) conditions, or in continuous darkness (DD), compared to controls; under LD conditions, the morning activity period is shortened and there is a significantly longer inactive period between morning and evening peaks, compared to controls; under DD conditions, there is a significant reduction in morning activity and a phase delay in the mean acrophase, compared to controls, with no significant effect on free-running period.