amorphic allele - genetic evidence
Lacks the initiator AUG.
Nucleotide substitution: G139A. Amino acid replacement: M1I. Substitution changes the translation initiator from ATG to ATA.
G18822788A
G139A
M1I | Cat-PA
M1I
A substitution changes the translation initiator from ATG to ATA.
chemical sensitive
lethal | recessive
Catn1/Catn4 transheterozygotes are very sensitive to H2O2. Sensitivity is considerably attenuated in the presence of a single copy of P{Cat7.0}.
Exhibit gene dosage effect for catalase activity as a heterozygote.
CRM negative.
Catn4 is rescued by Cat+t7