P{EP} is inserted at position 447 bp downstream from the transcription start site in the first intron of the gene.
Homozygotes die primarily as pharate adults: in a balanced Bap170G5986 heterozygous stock, homozygous males make up less than 3% of all male progeny able to hatch, whereas no female escapers are found.
Homozygotes display a 'bent-leg' phenotype.
Bap170G5986 has partially lethal - majority die | recessive | male limited phenotype, enhanceable by polybromo33.2/polybromo[+]
Bap170G5986, polybromo33.2 has lethal phenotype
Bap170G5986 has leg phenotype, enhanceable by polybromo33.2/polybromo[+]
polybromo33.2, Bap170[+], Bap170G5986, polybromo[+] is an enhancer of leg phenotype of e(y)34
polybromo33.2, Bap170[+], Bap170G5986, polybromo[+] is a suppressor of sex comb | ectopic phenotype of Pc1
e(y)34, Bap170[+], Bap170G5986 is a suppressor of sex comb | ectopic phenotype of Pc1
polybromo33.2, Bap170[+], Bap170G5986, polybromo[+] is a suppressor of sex comb | ectopic phenotype of Pc3
e(y)34, Bap170[+], Bap170G5986 is a suppressor of sex comb | ectopic phenotype of Pc3
Bap170G5986, polybromo33.2 has leg phenotype
Bap170G5986, polybromo33.2 has head phenotype
The combination of Bap170G5986/+ with polybromo33.2/+ act as strong dominant enhancers of the penetrance of the e(y)34/Y bent-leg phenotype in male flies.
polybromo33.2/+ further reduces Bap170G5986 viability and enhances its leg malformation phenotype.
Flies homozygous for both Bap170G5986 and polybromo33.2 are not viable and die before or at the pharate adult stage. Pharates show a severe leg elongation defect and microcephaly.
The frequency of posterior-to-anterior leg transformations is reduced in transheterozygous males when Pc1 or Pc3 is combined with both Bap170G5986/+ and polybromo33.2/+.
Precise excision of the P element rescues the reduced viability associated with P{EP}Bap170G5986 and flies appear wild type.