Flies carrying Ge-1Δ78.CH322-120M19 are highly resistant to to Sigma virus; when assayed 10-16 days after infection, only 1.6% of flies carrying Ge-1Δ78.CH322-120M19 show symptoms of infection compared to 69.6% of control flies carrying Ge-1+tCH322-120M19.
Ge-1Δ78.CH322-120M19 rescues Ge-1Δ5
Ge-1Δ78.CH322-120M19 rescues the lethality of Ge-1Δ5 homozygotes.