Insertion of 3kb DNA, likely to be a hobo transposable element (Southern blot data).
Homozygotes show increased sensitivity to trichloroethylene, but not to halothane or chloroform in an inebriometer assay (an assay of geotactic and postural behaviour) compared to wild-type flies.
Ether induced leg shaking and electrophysiological defect characteristic of eag mutations.