ph-p4 is a 10kb deletion that removes the 3' end of ph-p and the 5' end of ph-d. The breakpoint maps within a 1247bp region that is identicle between the two genes but cannot be further localized.
Hemizygous males usually have sex combs on the second and third legs, show a partial transformation of the posterior wing compartment towards the haltere and show a partial transformation of abdominal segment A4 towards A5, at both 25 and 29oC. Hemizygous males rarely show loss of the humerus and occasionally show partial transformation of abdominal segment A1 towards A2 at 25oC. At 29oC, both these phenotypes are more common. The expressivity and penetrance of these homeotic transformation phenotypes are comparable in ph-p2 and ph-p4 males.
Males are completely rescued by ph-d+tSa.