Polytene chromosomes normal.
Auxotroph for purine. Reduced wing size, deranged posterior wing margins and extra wing veins. Bristles are thinner and sometimes reduced in size.
sterile
Pfas6, bwx has abnormal eye color phenotype
Pfas6, bwx has pigment cell phenotype
Homozygotes have a yellow-orange eye colour, the weak brown allele, bwx, carried on the chromosome contributes to the eye colour.
Exhibit purine autotrophy and defective FGARAT (EC 6.33.5.3) enzyme.