Polytene chromosomes normal.
Molecular lesion maps to the transcription unit previously described as 'tamou'.
viable
macrochaeta
pydJ2/Df(3R)pydC2 and pydJ2/pydC5 flies have extra macrochaetae on the head and notum compared to wild-type.
Order of alleles based on increasing severity of phenotype when hemizygous: pyd1 < pydJ17 < pydJ4 = pydJ2 < pydG18 = pydG7 < pydJ14 = pydC5.
Order of alleles based on increasing severity of phenotype when hemizygous: pyd1 < pydJ17 < pydJ4 = pydJ2 < pydG18 = pydG7 < pydJ14 = pydC5.