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Positional cloning of the sex-linked giant egg (Ge) locus in the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
Insect molecular biology - 1 Apr 2015
Fujii T, Abe H, Kawamoto M, Banno Y, Shimada T
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The giant egg (Ge) locus is a Z-linked mutation that leads to the production of large eggs. Cytological observations suggest that an unusual translocation of a large fragment of the W chromosome bearing a putative egg size-determining gene, Esd, gave rise to giant egg mutants. However, there is currently no molecular evidence confirming either a W-Z translocation or the presence of Esd on the W chromosome. To...
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