Southern blot analysis detects no polymorphism in the ash1 gene region.
ovary | heat sensitive (with ash114)
ash128 is an enhancer of phenotype of Ubxabx-CAC4
ash128 is an enhancer of phenotype of Ubxbx-34eprv
E(z)1, ash128 has metathoracic leg phenotype
E(z)1, ash128 has prothoracic leg phenotype
Df(3L)lxd6, ash128 has metathoracic leg phenotype
Df(3L)lxd6, ash128 has prothoracic leg phenotype
E(z)5, ash128 has metathoracic leg phenotype
E(z)5, ash128 has prothoracic leg phenotype
ash128/ash1[+], brm2 has metathoracic leg phenotype
ash128/ash1[+], brm2 has prothoracic leg phenotype
ash128/ash1[+], brm6 has metathoracic leg phenotype
ash128/ash1[+], brm6 has prothoracic leg phenotype
ash128, brm[+]/brm2 has prothoracic leg phenotype
ash128, brm[+]/brm2 has metathoracic leg phenotype
ash128, brm5/brm[+] has metathoracic leg phenotype
Heterozygotes of ash11, ash16, and ash128 with brm2 have homeotic transformations of the third to the second leg. The expressivity of the transformed leg is variable, some have only a second leg apical bristle while others have a second leg preapical bristle as well. There is a lower penetrance of third leg transformations among flies heterozygous for ash11, ash16, and ash128 with brm5. Degree of penetrance corresponds to the severity of the ash1 allele (ash11 < ash16 < ash128). There is a lower penetrance of partial homeotic transformation of the haltere to the wing, or dorsal metathoracic cuticle to mesothoracic cuticle, and an even lower penetrance of first leg to second leg transformations.
Range of lethality for transheterozygotes extends from the third larval instar for the most severe alleles to the pharate adult stage for the least severe alleles.