In stage 5 embryo, the ventral portion of the eve second stripe pattern is repressed; in addition, there is dorsal expression outside the eve second stripe. This results, during embryonic cycle 14A, in dorsal expression from the region of eve stripe 2 and more posterior; and during embryonic cycle 14B, in high levels of expression in the dorsal half of the eve stripe 2 region, with lower levels in more posterior dorsal regions.