Melanisations are rare in pr-set71/Df(3R)red3l third instar larvae and are only found in the gut and cuticle.
Rare adult escapers of lethality, when heterozygous with Df(3R)red3l, show rough eyes, notched wings and disorganised bristles. Lethality occurring befroe adulthood is pupal and prepupal.
Homozygous mutants die as late second instar larvae.
Cooley et al.
Homozygous larvae show complete failure of methylation at K20 of His4.
Mutant larvae show significantly reduced methylation at K20 of His4.
Complements: putj5A5.