Polytene chromosomes normal.
At 25oC, dppe87/dpphr56 animals die, while at 18oC many survive to adulthood. Surviving females shifted to 25oC lay eggs of which some show anterior eggshell defects: reduced opercula, slightly reduced dorsal appendages and some show reduced egg length. The operculum defects are often accompanied by small protrusions of ectopic eggshell extending off the anterior pole, and more rarely malformations of the micropyle.
Homozygous viable.
Homozygous and transheterozygous embryos were examined with respect to 25 cuticular markers, results demonstrate a graded requirement for dpp along the dorso-ventral axis.
Fully rescued to adulthood by one wild type copy of dpp.
Med[+]/Med15, dppe87 has lethal | maternal effect phenotype
Df(2R)Pcl11B/+, dppe87 has partially lethal - majority die | maternal effect phenotype
dppe87, lolalk02512/lolal[+] has partially lethal - majority live | maternal effect phenotype
dppe87, lolal[+]/lolal1122 has partially lethal - majority live | maternal effect phenotype
dppe87/dpp[+], sax1 has partially lethal - majority die | dominant phenotype
dppe87/dpp[+], sax2 has partially lethal - majority die | dominant | maternal effect phenotype
dppe87/dpp[+], saxP has partially lethal - majority die | dominant | maternal effect phenotype
The progeny from dppe87/+ fathers exhibit lethality when mothers are Med15/+, exhibit semi-lethality when mothers are Df(2R)Pcl11B/+, and exhibit increased mortality when mothers are either lolalk02512/+ or lolal1122/+, but do not exhibit significant mortality when mothers are either Mad12/+, lolal1722/+ or lolalG9603/+, as compared to controls.
Shows no genetic interaction with lilliunspecified.
Allele class: emb
Based on considerations of degree of dominant lethality, dpp alleles can be placed in an allelic series. Progressing from weakest to most severe the series is: dppe87 < dppe90 < dpphr56 < dpphr4 < dpphr92 < dpphr27 < dpphr93 < dppH94 < dppH95 < dppH96 = dppH91 = dppH46.