HOOK [hk]
Lindsley & Grell, 1972, p. 110
location: 2-53.9.
origin: Spontaneous.
discoverer: Mohr, 24a4.
references: 1927, Hereditas 9: 169-79 (fig.).
phenotype: Bristles nearly all hooked at tip or blunted; some bent at right angles. Scutellars and verticals especially affected. Acrostichal hairs fewer and outer rows separated. Eyes slightly roughened. Wings usually divergent and may be smaller. Body sometimes small and chunky. Less extreme expression at 19oC, especially the wing character, but classification reliable. RK2.
cytology: Salivary chromosome locus between 37B2 and 40B2 (Schultz and Curry).
color figure: P. A. Otto (original)
b & w figure: Mohr, 1927, Hereditas 9: 169-79.