Embryos hemizygous for sdtP10 show reduced cuticle production, typically resulting in two patches and fragmented cuticle.
sdtP10 has embryonic/larval cuticle phenotype, enhanceable by Dhc64C4-19
Reducing the number of copies of Dhc64C4-19 (embryos examined could carry between 0 and 2 copies) enhances the cuticle phenotype seen in hemizygous sdtP10. Embryos generally have only a single patch or small fragments of cuticle compared to the two patches typically seen in sdtP10 mutants alone.