A homeotic mutation influences the wing vibration patterns during mating in males of the silkworm moth Bombyx mori.

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An abnormality in the wing vibration pattern in males of the E(Nc) homeotic mutant of Bombyx mori was investigated. The wild-type (+/+) males show a switching of the rhythmic wing vibrations from a sequential pattern to an intermittent pattern during mating, whereas the E(Nc) mutants show a sequential pattern both before and during mating. Wing motions in +/+ males became small during mating, but those in +/E(Nc)...

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