Genetics geeks and fruit flies fanatics please help me out!?

Question

What are the phenotypic features (observable characteristics) of the following mutations found in drosophila melanogaster :- Dichaete, Stubble, Glass, Curly and Plum
Another qsn:- How can I cross the mutants so that I can get glass and white mutation on the same chromosome?

I am also a Geek, but I still need help. I think the best way to have put on my title would be " My fellow Geeks"

Answer 1

Rather extensive answer is required for your question. I suggest you look in to the below link.

Transposons or transgene constructs integrated into the Drosophila genome, if they cause a mutant phenotype, are both alleles and aberrations (similar to other classes of aberrations that are associated with mutant phenotypes). Where such insertions produce no mutant phenotype, they are named purely according to aberration conventions. Where transposon/transgene insertions produce a mutant phenotype by disrupting an endogenous gene, they are given names both as an allele of the mutated endogenous gene and as an aberration.

For many complex translocations or inversions with four or more breakpoints, multiple aneuploid segregants or recombinants can potentially occur. It is impossible to invent a naming scheme for these complex cases that would automatically reveal the specific aneuploid chromosome complement. In such instances, resulting aneuploids will be given appropriate names as follows:

The first duplication or deletion is assigned the unique suffix of the parental euploid rearrangement. The new order of the resulting chromosome must be reported.

Succeeding duplications or deletions are assigned other unique suffixes.

http://flybase.bio.indiana.edu/docs/nomenclature/lk/nomenclature.html#5.14.

Answer 2

You call us geeks and then want to copy off our paper? Shame on you.