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A new allele of engrailed, enNK14, causes supernumerary spermathecae in Drosophila melanogaster.
Genes & genetic systems - 21 Apr 2022
Kato Yasuko, Sawada Akiko, Tonai Kazuki, Tatsuno Hisashi, Uenoyama Takahisa, Itoh Masanobu
Abstract excerpt
A spontaneous mutation, enNK14, was a new allele of engrailed (en) in Drosophila melanogaster. Females of enNK14 have three spermathecae, instead of two in wild type, under a wide range of developmental temperatures, while the males show no abnormal phenotype. Spermathecae of the mutant female can accept inseminated sperms, albeit with a delay of at least an hour until full acceptance compared with wild type. The...
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