Larvae, unable to hatch from egg, are very active and have unpigmented (and perhaps incompletely sclerotinized) mouthparts and denticles.
Ddc7/Df(2L)TW130 dies at the end of embryogenesis, unable to hatch fom the vitelline membrane, though muscle contractions are clearly evident. No morphological abnormalities are visible except that the cephalopharyngeal apparatus and setae remain unpigmented.
Specific DDC activity of newly eclosed adult CyO/Ddc heterozygotes, as percentage of CyO/+ control: 43.1
Wright.
Certain combinations of Ddc alleles show intragenic complementation.