Table 1 Various combinations of Kdm4A and Kdm4B mutations and associated adult phenotypes

From: Drosophila Kdm4 demethylases in histone H3 lysine 9 demethylation and ecdysteroid signaling

Abbreviation

Genotype

Adult Phenotype

Kdm4A +/−

Kdm4AKG04636/CyO

Viable, fertile, grossly normal morphology

Kdm4B +/−

Kdm4BEY10737/CyO

Viable, fertile, grossly normal morphology

Kdm4A +/− , Kdm4B +/−

Kdm4AKG04636, Kdm4BEY10737/CyO

Viable, fertile, grossly normal morphology

Kdm4A −/− , Kdm4B +/−

Kdm4AKG04636, Kdm4BEY10737/Kdm4AKG04636,+

Viable, fertile, grossly normal morphology

Kdm4A +/− , Kdm4B −/−

Kdm4AKG04636, Kdm4BEY10737/+, Kdm4BEY10737

Viable, fertile, grossly normal morphology

Kdm4A −/− , Kdm4B −/−

Kdm4AKG04636, Kdm4BEY10737/Kdm4AKG04636, Kdm4BEY10737

No viable adults recovered

  1. Kdm4AKG04636/CyO, Kdm4BEY10737/CyO and the recombinant Kdm4AKG04636, Kdm4BEY10737/CyO flies were used in crosses. Genotypes were deduced from the presence or absence of the CyO balancer chromosome in adult flies.