title: Mechanism of suppression in Drosophila. III. Phenol oxidase activity and the speck locus.
abstract: A marked decrease in the amount of the A2 component of phenol oxidase occurs in the speck locus of Drosophila melanogaster. The amount of A2 in speck is restored to a normal amount in the presence of the suppressor mutant, su(s)2.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000201:enzymology*; D005838:Genotype; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010636:Phenols; D010641:Phenotype; D011679:Pupa / Q000201:enzymology; D013489:Suppression, Genetic
chemical_list: D010636:Phenols; D010088:Oxidoreductases