One copy of sie1 is unable to suppress position effect variegation (PEV) at the w locus caused by In(1)wm4.
One copy of sie1 is unable to suppress the telomeric position effect (TPE) in stocks carrying a variegating P{hsp26-pt-T}39C-5 insertion at the telomere of the left arm of chromosome two.
Eggs derived from homozygous females form a syncytial blastoderm and many embryos begin to cellularise. Cellularisation is variable. Gastrulation takes place but is usually very abnormal. The embryos form only pieces of cuticle.