Fig. 5. The effects of large dec-marked Raf clones on the larval cuticle. (A₁,B₁) Darkfield micrographs of the lateral surface of eggs focusing on the outer eggshell (chorion). The chorion derived from dec follicle cell clones appears to be more transparent. Anterior is towards the left and dorsal to the top. (A₂,B₂,A₃,B₃) Camera lucida drawings of the left and right sides of the same eggs. The clones are marked in pink. (A₄,B₄) Camera lucida drawings of the larval cuticle present inside the eggs. da, dorsal appendage; de, dorsal epidermis; fk, filzkörper; hs, head skeleton; vd, ventral denticles. (A) Egg carrying a large ventral clone that contains a larva with normal cuticle. (B) Egg carrying a large dorsolateral clone. Deletions of head and thorax structures and the expansion of ventral denticle rows of the first abdominal segment (arrow) might be caused by local ventralization.