Structural alteration in the promoter.
Insertion of DNA into the regulatory region of y.
4.5kb insertion 5' to the start of transcription, within the 489bp HindIII/BalI fragment.
y2S males have significantly reduced mating success compared to control males. The Dp(1;f)1187 minichromosome rescues the mating success of these mutants. y2S adults show a reduction in pigmentation in the wing and a partial reduction in the body, bristles and sex combs. Larval mouth pigmentation is also reduced.
Similar to y25.
Body colour: type 2 allele - some areas of cuticle are wild type, others have mutant pigmentation.
Body colour: body yellow, but darker than that of y2; bristles lighter. Larval mouth part colour: golden-brown; mouth-hooks light.
y2S has phenotype, non-enhanceable by mod(mdg4)ul
y2S has phenotype, non-suppressible by mod(mdg4)ul
Bridges.
Allelic series of reduced male mating success phenotype: y59b = yD91 >= y3d > ya77 >= y2S.