The arista is almost completely absent in mutant flies.
In alice mutant flies, the arista is reduced to a vestige.
Homozygous legs lack claws.
Phenotypically similar to al3 : the arista, tarsal claw and sternopleural bristles are absent, scutellum is reduced and the second wing vein is interrupted.
alice has lethal | pharate adult stage | recessive phenotype, enhanceable by Lim1R12.4
alice is an enhancer of lethal | pharate adult stage | recessive phenotype of Lim1R12.4
Associated with an incompletely characterized chromosome rearrangement.