Highly sexually dimorphic with respect to suppression of In(1)w^m4 and In(2R)bw^VDe2. Moderate maternal effects as seen by elevated w⁺ eye pigment levels in non-suppressor bearing offspring of Su(var) females. Removal of segments of heterochromatin from the genome by loss of the Y chromosome abolishes the suppression of the position effect variegation phenotype. The effect of the Su(var)2-1²¹⁶ allele is reduced in heterozygotes with Df(2R)M41A10 (which lacks 2R heterochromatin).

Moderate enhancer of variegation at the lt locus.

Su(var)2-1²¹⁶; Dp(2;2)Mdh3 double mutants display reductions in eye pigmentation.

Dominant suppressor of position effect variegation in eye pigment caused by In(1)w^m4 or In(2R)bw^VDe2. Dominant suppressor of position effect variegation at the Sb locus caused by T(2;3)Sb^V. The suppressor effect on the variegation caused by In(1)w^m4 is substantially reduced or eliminated entirely in male XO flies lacking a Y chromosome.

Su(var)2-1²¹⁶, rl^unspecified has visible phenotype

Su(var)2-1¹/Su(var)2-1²¹⁶, rl^unspecified has visible phenotype

Su(var)2-1²¹⁶, Su(var)205^unspecified, rl^unspecified has visible phenotype

Su(var)2-1²¹⁶, Su(var)208^unspecified, rl^unspecified has visible phenotype

Su(var)2-1²¹⁶, rl^unspecified has eye phenotype

Su(var)2-1¹/Su(var)2-1²¹⁶, rl^unspecified has eye phenotype

Su(var)2-1²¹⁶, Su(var)205^unspecified, rl^unspecified has eye phenotype

Su(var)2-1²¹⁶, Su(var)208^unspecified, rl^unspecified has eye phenotype