Shows no dominant effect on telomeric Position Effect Variegation (PEV) in stocks carrying a variegating w+mW.hs allele at the telomeres of the second and third chromosome.
Psce24, Su(z)21 has microchaeta phenotype
Psce24 is partially rescued by PscTag:FLAG
Psch27/Psce24 embryos rescued by one copy of P{Pc-Psc.FLAG} show rescued denticle belts and some hatch to larvae, though none reach adulthood.
Member of the "hapless" class of Psc alleles, i.e. lethal in trans to other "hapless" alleles and deficiencies of the region.