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Author: Newman, Emily R ; Adkins, Delia L ; Heininger, Lauren E ; Kochensparger, Sydney K ; Foor, Hannah J ; Rotem, Adam ; Beier, Elise L ; Sobh, Farah A ; Khan, Zayd ; Echeverry, Isabel L ; Gullapalli, Anika S ; Jeon, Yeowon ; Bolyard, Madison M ; Koria, Fadi J ; Shockney, Elizabeth ; Saho, Reese J ; Kagey, Jacob D ; Tollkuci, Antonia ; Al-Olimat, Aleece K ; Siders, Jamie L ; El Dana, Haya ; Hoeft, Emma G ; Jordan, Laine P ; Hakim, Sandro S ; Thackeray, Justin R ; Lilly, Veronica ; Brain, Olivia E ; Clum, Tyler R ; Mariano, Mikayla G ; Speiser, Isabelle F ; Altopp, Beatrice M ; Benton, Lane ; Selders, Ashley N ; MacCormack, Ian T ; Belisle, B Shafer ; Cruz, Autumn M ; DeGray, Meghan V ; Mentzer, Audrey C ; Vapenik, Megan A ; Chowdhury, Shria Roy ; Cleary, Liam ; Cifranic, Jennifer R ; Chammout, Hanadi ; Wagner, Erin M ; Sawaki, Kaname ; Bieser, Kayla L ; Krasnow, Ruby M ; Lim, Eileen ; Falke, Luke R ; Buckner, Eldon T ; Elkadri, Sarah K ; Myers, Katlyn C ; Amer, Tuqa ; Hazime, Hussein B ; James, Lauren M ; Trevino, Cassandra C ; Malesh, Andriy ; Bazzi, Isaac I ; Sproul, Breanna M ; Avery, Gwendolyn R ; Alsaad, Zeinab ; Sroufe, Veronica J ; Johnson, Megan R ; Beck, Emilia D ; Apampa, Feyi O ; Messner, Katelyn H ; Romero, Liliana ; Estep, Paige L ; Richters, Annie M
Genetic screens in Drosophila melanogaster have long been used to identify genes found in a variety of developmental, cellular, and behavioral processes. Here we describe the characterization and mapping of a mutation identified in a conditional screen for genetic regulators of cell growth and cell division. Within a Flp/FRT system, mutant G.3.2 results in a reduction of mutant tissue and a rough eye phenotype. We find that G.3.2 maps to the gene cnk , providing further support that cnk is a critical gene in Drosophila eye development. This mutant was characterized, mapped and sequenced by undergraduate students within the Fly-CURE consortium.