Melanin pigmentation gives rise to black spots on the wings of the silkworm Bombyx mori
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- 作者：Katsuhiko Ito ; katsuito@cc.tuat.ac.jp" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Manabu Yoshikawa ; Takeshi Fujii ; Hiroko Tabunoki ; Takeshi Yokoyama
- 关键词：Bombyx mori ; Silkworm ; Moth body color ; Melanin
- 刊名：Journal of Insect Physiology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：August-September 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：91-92
- 期：Complete
- 页码：100-106
- 全文大小：1426 K
文摘
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The black pigment of the Ws mutant exists in the scales of the wing.
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The black pigment of the Ws mutant is melanin.
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Melanin-related genes are involved in the black pigment of the Ws mutant.
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Dopa-melanin and dopamine-melanin are related to the black pigment of the Ws mutant.