Article
Mutations of an arylalkylamine-N-acetyltransferase, Bm-iAANAT, are responsible for silkworm melanism mutant.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 18 Jun 2010
Dai Fang-yin, Qiao Liang, Tong Xiao-ling, Cao Cun, Chen Peng, Chen Jun, Lu Cheng, Xiang Zhong-huai
Abstract excerpt
Coloration is one of the most variable characters in animals and provides rich material for studying the developmental genetic basis of pigment patterns. In the silkworm, more than 100 gene mutation systems are related to aberrant color patterns. The melanism (mln) is a rare body color mutant that exhibits an easily distinguishable phenotype in both larval and adult silkworms. By positional cloning, we identified...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.