RpII215109/RpII215109 females carrying a duplication of RpII215+ display about 50% normal viability, are fertile when crossed to wild type, but fertility only 50% normal in crosses to RpII215Ubl males carrying a duplication of RpII215+; offspring from the latter cross have darkened eyes, thin bristles, and are sterile.
Maternal-effect mutation.
The recessive lethality of RpII215109 is not rescued by one copy of RpII140S1, RpII140S2, RpII140S5, RpII140S6, RpII140S8, RpII140S7, RpII140S11 or RpII140S12.
Lefevre.