Insertion 3kb upstream of sd.
At 18oC a small proportion of mutants show slight nicking of the wing margin: less effect of PcG-mediated silencing. At 28oC mutants show erosion of the wing margin and a reduction of the wing blade surface area: strong PcG-mediated silencing. Embryos grown and 28oC and subsequently shifted to 18oC display gross wing abnormalities as adults: the silencing function during embryogenesis leads to a hyperrepressed state that can be maintained throughout development.
Shows a sd phenotype.