Imaginal disc growth factor maintains cuticle structure and controls melanization in the spot pattern formation of Bombyx mori
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008980
Abstract: The complex stripes and patterns of insects play key roles in behavior and ecology. However, the fine-scale regulation mechanisms underlying pigment formation and morphological divergence remain largely unelucidated. Here we demonstrated that imaginal disc growth… read more here.
Keywords: factor; cuticle structure; imaginal disc; formation ... See more keywords