In-frame deletion removing sequences encoding amino acids 650-669.
Females carrying htsΔ3.Ovhts.otu.T:Avic\GFP-S65T show a subtle but completely penetrant defect in the disappearance of the fusome; fusome material is present within the ring canals as late as stage 2 and 3 egg chambers. Ring canal rims are thicker than normal, less organised and misshapen.