Polytene chromosomes normal.
Homozygote has short, twisted bristles intermediate between f and Bl mutant phenotype; postscutellars often pale; viability and fertility reduced. Heterozygote is wild type. f1/+;E(f)1/+ slightly more extreme than f1. f1/f1; E(f)1/+ has an extreme forked phenotype and hairs are forked. f1/f1; E(f)1/E(f)1 rarely survives. RK3.
E(f)1, funspecified has lethal phenotype
E(f)1 is an enhancer of posterior scutellar bristle phenotype of Sbunspecified
E(f)1 is an enhancer of anterior scutellar bristle phenotype of Sbunspecified
E(f)1/E(f)[+] is an enhancer of phenotype of Blunspecified
E(f)1 is an enhancer of phenotype of funspecified
Dominantly enhances the Blunspecified, funspecified and Sbunspecified phenotypes. The posterior and sometimes anterior scutellar bristles are hooked, with the hook directed upwards, in E(f)1/+ ; Sbunspecified/+ flies. E(f)1/E(f)1; funspecified/funspecified is almost completely lethal.
Belgovsky