Imprecise excision of the P{lArB} element resulting in deletion of genomic sequences. Part of the element remains.
The easthop-4 phenotype is associated with a 2.6% rate of nondisjunction of achiasmate X-chromosomes in female meiosis. Nondisjunction occurs during the segregation of homologs in meiosis I. The segregation of the achiasmate chromosome 4 is not affected.