GeneticsbioRxivPreprint
Melanism patches up the defective cuticular morphological traits through promoting the up-regulation of cuticular protein-coding genes in Bombyx mori
Liang Qiao, Rixin Wang, Youjin Hao…·Fangyin Dai
This study shows that melanism in Bombyx mori enhances cuticle morphology by up-regulating cuticular protein-encoding genes, compensating for defects caused by mutations.
DOI 10.1101/155002