TABLE 2.

Rudimentary, disproportionate wings form in the absence of dMyc

A. Male wing discs
Genotype	% yw WP	% yw H	WP:H ratio	n
yw;+;+	100	100	1.5	6
dm4;+;Tub-dmyc/+	62	77	1.2	9
dm4;VgM/+;Tub-Gal4/+	41	56	1.1	24
B. Adult male wings
Genotype	% yw blade	% yw hinge	B:H ratio	n
yw:+;+	100	100	9.6	34
yw;VgM/+;+	97	95	9.7	37
yw;VgM/+Tub-Gal 4/+	94	94	9.5	30
dm4;+Tub-dmyc/+	72	69	9.9	28
dm4;VgM/+;Tub-Gal 4/+	45	55	7.8**	8a

Wing specific loss of Tub>dmyc results in disproportionately smaller wing blades. **P = 9.3 × 10⁻¹¹ (vs. yw;VgM); P = 2.0 × 10⁻⁸ vs. yw); P = 6.7 × 10⁻¹³ (vs. dm⁴;Tub>dmyc>Gal 4/+.)

^aSimilar trends were obtained in three independent experiments; n = 15 for dm⁴;VgM; Tub-Gal4/+.