hypomorphic allele - molecular evidence
Insertion of approximately 8kb of DNA in the middle of the Pol32 coding sequence.
female sterile
majority die during embryonic stage | rescuable maternal effect (with PolD3R2)
majority die during embryonic stage | rescuable maternal effect (with PolD3rd-s)
male fertile
chaeta (with PolD3R2)
macrochaeta
Bristles reduced in length and thickness, sometimes twisted; best seen on sternopleurals; male more extreme than female.