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Advances in Silkworm Studies Accelerated by the Genome Sequencing of Bombyx mori
Ist Teil von
Annual review of entomology, 2014-01, Vol.59 (1), p.513-536
Ort / Verlag
United States: Annual Reviews
Erscheinungsjahr
2014
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Significant progress has been achieved in silkworm (
Bombyx mori
) research since the last review on this insect was published in this journal in 2005. In this article, we review the new and exciting progress and discoveries that have been made in
B. mori
during the past 10 years, which include the construction of a fine genome sequence and a genetic variation map, the evolution of genomes, the advent of functional genomics, the genetic basis of silk production, metamorphic development, immune response, and the advances in genetic manipulation. These advances, which were accelerated by the genome sequencing project, have promoted
B. mori
as a model organism not only for lepidopterans but also for general biology.