Article
A review of the implications of heterozygosity and inbreeding on germplasm biodiversity and its conservation in the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
Journal of insect science (Online) - 1 Jan 2011
Jingade A H, Vijayan K, Somasundaram P, Srivasababu G K, Kamble C K
Abstract excerpt
Abstract Silkworm genebanks assume paramount importance as the reservoirs of biodiversity and source of alleles that can be easily retrieved for genetic enhancement of popular breeds. More than 4000 Bombyx mori L (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) strains are currently available and these strains are maintained through continuous sibling mating. This repeated sibling mating makes the populations of each strain more...
Topics
- Animals
- Biodiversity
- Bombyx
- Breeding
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Heterozygote
- Inbreeding
- Species Specificity