Fig. 1. fmi and pk mutations dominantly modify the
sev-stbm eye phenotype. Tangential sections through adult eyes are
shown in the top part of each panel and a schematic is given below, in which
different chiral forms are shown in different colors. (A) In wild-type adult
eyes, ommatidia in the dorsal hemisphere are oriented towards the dorsal pole
while those in the ventral hemisphere are oriented towards the ventral pole.
These fields of opposing ommatidial chirality are separated by the equator
(yellow line). The inset illustrates the position of photoreceptors R1-R8 in a
single ommatidium. (B-E) All sections are from the dorsal half of the eye. (B)
sev-stbm. About 10% of ommatidia display errors in polarity, as
illustrated by differently colored trapezoids. (C,D,E) Mutations in
fmi enhance the sev-stbm phenotype. (C) sev-stbm/+;
fmifrz3/+, (D) sev-stbm/+; fmi192 /+, (E)
sev-stbm /+; fmiE59/+. Three fmi alleles,
fmifrz3 (a hypomorphic allele), fmi192
and fmiE59 (both null alleles) dominantly enhance the
sev-stbm phenotype about 3 fold. Yellow forms in the schematics
denote symmetrical defects. (F) A hypomorphic pk allele,
pkpk1, enhances the sev-stbm phenotype about 2.5
fold. (See Table 1 for
quantitative data.) Blue and red trapezoids represent ommatidia in the dorsal
and ventral hemispheres, respectively. Anterior to the right.