lethal - all die before end of pupal stage | recessive
paralytic
some die during pupal stage | recessive
cuticle
femur
leg joint
tibia
Semi-lethal. Nearly half of hemizygotes display paralysis of one or more legs. The affected legs have defective musculature, a mass of melanised tissue at the joint of the femur and tibia and a rupture of the cuticle also at this joint.