Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005  18:12:49  \-0500 (EST)
From: Kathy Matthews <matthewk@XXXX>
Subject: Dp(2;Y)G, P{hs-hid}Y
To: flybase-updates@XXXX
Cc: matthewk@XXXX
Personal communication from: Mark Van Doren, Johns Hopkins University
To: Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center
Subject: Dp(2;Y)G, P{hs-hid}Y
Dated: 9 May 2005
Background: The FlyBase record for P{hs-hid}Y (FBti0017539) is
incomplete. The insertion was generated by Mark Van Doren, and he
provided the following information when donating the insertion to
the stock center.
Information communicated:
A conditional virginator stock was made by jumping P{hs-hid} onto
the Dp(2;Y)G modified Y. The stock produces few males due to the
duplication, but is generally healthy despite this (may cause problems
when combined with other backgrounds). The modified Y also causes some
increased non-disjunction so incidence of XO males is increased. As
these are sterile, they do not interfere with the virginator aspects
of the stock.