Comparative Silk Transcriptomics Illuminates Distinctive Impact of Artificial Selection in Silkworm Modern Breeding

Early domestication and the following improvement are two important processes in the cocoon silk evolution of silkworms. In contrast to early domestication, understanding of the improvement process is still fuzzy. By systematically comparing the larval silk gland transcriptomes of the wild, early do...

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Main Authors: Kesen Zhu, Yanfei Chen, Lei Chen, Hui Xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/12/1163