Embryos display incomplete head involution with the appearance of extra copies of anterior structures. Homeotic transformation of the thoracic segments to a more posterior identity, but not beyond the first abdominal segment. Homeotic transformation of abdominal segments 6 and 7 to the identity of the eighth. Strong effect on the overall organisation and development of the CNS and PNS. A small fraction survive to larval hatching and adulthood. Some males have small darkly pigmented patches of cuticle in the fourth abdominal segment, a partial transformation of the fourth segment to a more posterior segment.
Ecol\lacZabd-A.1.7, phocv has visible phenotype
phocv/pho1 has sex comb phenotype, suppressible by Hsap\YY1G4DBD.Hsp70
phocv/pho1 has unguis phenotype, suppressible | partially by Hsap\YY1G4DBD.Hsp70
phocv/pho1 has antenna phenotype, suppressible by Hsap\YY1G4DBD.Hsp70
phocv/pho1 has antenna phenotype, non-suppressible by Hsap\YY1arm.PA
phocv/pho1 has sex comb phenotype, non-suppressible by Hsap\YY1arm.PA
phocv/pho1 has unguis phenotype, non-suppressible by Hsap\YY1arm.PA
phocv is a suppressor of phenotype of wiab-2(1.7)
Ecol\lacZabd-A.1.7, phocv has pigment cell phenotype
pho1/phocv suppresses the pairing-dependent silencing of wiab-7PRE.860 seen in flies homozygous for P{iab-7PRE-w.860}P24.
The addition of homozygous phocv reduces the pairing sensitive suppression of w gene expression seen in homozygous wiab-2(1.7) flies.
The addition of pho1/phocv strongly suppresses the Pairing sensitive silencing effect seen in wMcp.10, wMcp.13,wMcp.scs'.12:15 and wMcp.scs'.11. the addition of pho1/phocv has no effect on the Pairing sensitive silencing effect seen in wMcp.11, and wMcp.scs'.14. The addition pho1/phocv very strongly suppresses the Pairing sensitive silencing effect seen in the wMcp.scs'.14/ wMcp.13 (P{Mcp-w#14}AP-2stummelbein/+, P{Mcp-w#13}116/+) double heterozygous insertion.
When heatshocked twice daily, Hsap\YY1Hsp70.T:Scer\GAL4 nearly completely corrects the antennal and sex comb defects in pho1/phocv mutant flies. Segmentation is largely normal, although pigmentation on tergite 5 is not always complete. Correction of claw structures is variable ranging from complete to partial correction.
Homozygotes die before pharate adult stage and hemizygotes survive with a weak pho phenotype. This suggests lethality could be due to a second site lethal. Recombinants were isolated, one gave a homozygous viable pho phenotype, the pho allele is referred to as phocv, it is not known if this is a partial revertant of phoc or removal of the second site lethal.