Mutations in a β-group of solute carrier gene are responsible for egg and eye coloration of the brown egg 4 (b-4) mutant in the silkworm, Bombyx mori
Kenta Tomihara, Katsuya Satta, Shohei Matsuzaki, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Kimiko Yamamoto, Hironobu Uchiyama, Shunsuke Yajima, Ryo Futahashi, Susumu Katsuma, Mizuko Osanai-Futahashi, Takashi Kiuchi
The paper identifies a mutation in the Bmmah gene, a β-group solute carrier gene, as responsible for the reddish-brown egg and eye coloration in the silkworm b-4 mutant.
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · Oct 1, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetics