hypomorphic allele - genetic evidence
Imprecise excision of the P{GawB}NP6066 insertion, leaving the remnants of a P{GawB} element 10kb upstream of sc.
anterior dorsocentral bristle
anterior scutellar bristle
orbital bristle
scbald flies often lack anterior scutellar, anterior dorso-central and orbital bristles.
scbald is a suppressor of mesothoracic tergum & macrochaeta | ectopic phenotype of pad1
The scbald mutation suppresses the ectopic bristle phenotype of pad1 flies.