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, Hai Hu, Gao Xiong, Songzhen He, Jiangbo Song, Kunpeng Lu, Yaqun Xin, James Mallet, Bin Chen, 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.
bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2017 · PreprintGenetics