The table below shows the name of the gene associated with each gene symbol.

For the BLAST assignment, you will click on the gene name to access a journal article about that gene.

Gene Symbol	Gene name	Chromosome
ap	apterous	2
B-H1	BarHI	X (or 1)
b	black	2
bw	brown	2
cn	cinnabar	2
dp	dumpy	2
e	ebony	3
ey	eyeless	4
f	forked	X (or 1)
L	Lobe	2
m	miniature	X (or 1)
sd	scalloped	X (or 1)
st	scarlet	3
se	sepia	3
v	vermilion	X (or 1)
vg	vestigial	2
w	white	X (or 1)
W	Wrinkled(aka hid)	3
y	yellow	X (or 1)

NOTE: recessive mutations are indicated by all lower case letters; dominant mutations are indicated

by capitalizing the first letter of the gene name. Wild-type alleles, whether they are dominant or recessive,

are indicated by adding a superscript “+” to the gene symbol such as “m⁺” or “B-H1⁺”.