The female-killing chromosome of the silkworm, Bombyx mori, was generated by translocation between the Z and W chromosomes

Genetica

Volumn 127, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 253-265

  Fujii, T ^a   Tanaka, N ^a   Yokoyama, T ^a   Ninaki, O ^a   Oshiki, T ^a   Ohnuma, A ^b   Tazima, Y ^c   Banno, Y ^d   Ajimura, M ^e   Mita, K ^e   Seki, M ^f   Ohbayashi, F ^f   Shimada, T ^f   Abe, H ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Institute of Sericulture   (Japan)

^c Nippon Silk Center   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Deletion; Female killing; RAPD; Sex chromosome; Silkworm; Translocation; W chromosome; Z chromosome

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; EGG; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; INBRED STRAIN; LETHAL GENE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYPLOIDY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SILKWORM; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, INBRED STRAINS; BOMBYX; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; EGGS; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; GENES, LETHAL; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYPLOIDY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 33746166768     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-005-4147-8     Document Type: Article

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