Required for the distributive chromosome segregation of non-exchange chromosomes during meiosis. May be a microtubule motor required to hold distributively 'paired' chromosomes at the metaphase plate until anaphase. In adult female, found in meiotically active ovaries. Embryonic, larval, and pupal stages. Only expressed in female adults. The nod(DTW) mutation is a cold-sensitive recessive lethal mutation. Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Kinesin family.