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The Structural Variation Is Associated with the Embryonic Lethality of a Novel Red Egg Mutant Fuyin-lre of Silkworm, Bombyx mori.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Chen Anli, Liao Pengfei, Li Qiongyan, Zhao Qiaoling, Yang Weike, Zhu Shuifen, Wu Fang, He Rongfan, Dong Zhanpeng, Huang Ping
Abstract excerpt
Bombyx mori presents several types of egg color mutations, all of which have been extensively discussed in sericulture. While the red egg mutation has been previously observed, lethal red-egg mutants have not been reported. In the present work, the red egg mutant Fuyin-lre (Fuyin-lethal red egg) was discovered from the Fuyin germplasm resource of B. mori. This mutant features red-colored eggs and embryonic...
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