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The ablation phenotype is disproportionally seen in hybrid mel/san males. Three kinds of developmental defects observed in mel/san hybrids ordinated by increasing severity from right to left. Approximately 67% of hybrid male cuticles manifest abdominal ablations in segments A5 to A7 while >30% females show the same developmental defect. Red bars: females; Blue bars: males. Error bars show the SEM across isofemale lines (see text for details).
