Insertion of a 1447bp fragment corresponding to the 3' end of the jockey element, 107bp upstream of the Hsp70Ba transcription start site. The jockey sequences intervene between the second and third heat shock response elements (HSEs).
abnormal heat stress response
Thermotolerance, measured as the survival of a heat shock, is reduced compared to wild type. This difference is significant in males.
Isolated from: "T32" population collected from Chad, 1977.