Comparison of Phenotypic and Genetic Performance of Local Silkworm Groups and Two Commercial Lines

Five Iranian native silkworm groups: Baghdad, Khorasan Orange, Guilan Orange, Khorasan Pink, Khorasan Lemon, and 107 and 110 commercial lines (12 families from each breed) were randomly selected and reared during 2003-2005 (five generations in spring and autumn). In each family, 30 male and 30 femal...

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Main Authors: Seyed Ziaeddin Mirhosseini, Shahla Nematollahian, Mani Ghanipoor, Alireza Seidavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602010000400005