Artificial Selection on Storage Protein 1 Contributes to Increase of Hatchability during Silkworm Domestication
Y. n. Zhu, L. Z. Wang, C. C. Li, Y. Cui, M. Wang, Y. J. Lin, R. P. Zhao, W. Wang, 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.
bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2018Evolutionary Biology