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We report novel findings on the cytogenetic location, functional complexity and maternal and germline roles of thestambh A locus ofDrosophila melanogaster. stmA is localized to polytene bands 44D1.2 on 2R.stmA mutations are of two types: temperature-sensitive (ts) adult and larval paralytic or unconditional embryonic or larval lethal. Twelve alleles reported in this study fall into two intragenic complementing groups suggesting thatstmA is a complex locus with more than one functional domain. Some unconditional embryonic lethal alleles show a ‘neurogenic’ phenotype of cuticle loss accompanied by neural hypertrophy. It is shown that embryos of ts paralytic alleles also show mild neural hypertrophy at permissive temperatures while short exposure to heat induces severe cuticle loss in these embryos.stmA exerts a maternal influence over heat-induced cuticle loss. Unconditional embryonic lethal alleles ofstmA are also germline lethal.
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Kumar, M., Joseph, M. & Chandrashekaran, S. Effects of mutations at thestambh A locus ofDrosophila melanogaster . J Genet 80, 83–95 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02728334
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