Melanin pigmentation gives rise to black spots on the wings of the silkworm Bombyx mori.

doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2016.07.004

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Melanin pigmentation gives rise to black spots on the wings of the silkworm Bombyx mori.

Journal of insect physiology - 1 Jan 2000

Ito Katsuhiko, Yoshikawa Manabu, Fujii Takeshi, Tabunoki Hiroko, Yokoyama Takeshi

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Several mutants of the silkworm Bombyx mori show body color variation at the larval and adult stages. The Wild wing spot (Ws) mutant exhibits a phenotype in which the moth has a spot on the apex of the forewing. In this study, we investigated this trait to elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying the color pattern. Microscopy of the black spot of Ws mutants showed that the pigment emerges in the scales of the...

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Animals
Bombyx
Larva
Melanins
Phenotype
Pigmentation
Pupa
Wings, Animal

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PMID: 27405010
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2016.07.004

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