Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Artificial Selection on Storage Protein 1 Contributes to Increase of Hatchability during Silkworm Domestication
Y. n. Zhu, L. Z. Wang, C. C. Li…·H. Xiang
This study identifies SP1 as a target of artificial selection in silkworms that enhances egg hatchability by improving nitrogen utilization and biosynthesis pathways.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007616