We have identified CG7532 as a likely candidate for l(2)34Fc and CG7516 as a likely candidate for l(2)34Fd.
The evidence is this:
  1) The molecularly defined deficiencies Df(2L)ED8185 and Df(2L)ED8186 are genetically wb-, ms(2)34Fe-, l(2)34Fc+, l(2)34Fd+.  This places l(2)34Fc and l(2)34Fd proximal of ms(2)34Fe.
  2) A deficiency induced by P-transposase excision of Rab14k08712 (Df(2L)k08712-rv21) is genetically l(2)34Fc+, l(2)34Fd+, l(2)35Aa-, spel-, ppk-.  This places l(2)34Fd and l(2)34Fc distal to Rab14.
  3) A deficiency induced by P-transposase excision of Rab14k08712 (Df(2L)k08712-rv34) is genetically l(2)34Fc+, l(2)34Fd-.  This places l(2)34Fd proximal of l(2)34Fc.
  4) The molecularly defined deletion Df(2L)FDD-0042597 which deletes CG33090 (and CG15286, CG18125 and mTTF) is homozygous viable and fertile.
  5) All reported alleles of Rab14 are homozygous viable.
  6) There are 2 annotated genes between mTTF and Rab14, CG7532 and CG7516, which are likely to correspond to l(2)34Fc and l(2)34Fd respectively.
John Roote
University of Cambridge