TY - JOUR
T1 - Features and growth of the stemmata in the varnished eye mutant of Bombyx mori
AU - Kawaguchi, Yutaka
AU - Sumida, Keiko
AU - Banno, Yutaka
AU - Koga, Katsumi
AU - Doira, Hiroshi
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - The varnished eye mutant (ve) of the silkworm, Bombyx mori exhibited undeveloped ommatidia in the adult compound eyes. However, the morphology and growth rate of the stemmata, a larval optic organ located on both sides of the head capsule in 6 pairs, were completely normal in developing ve larvae. Also the sectional structures of the stemmata observed under a light microscope did not show any abnormality in the mutant. These results suggest that the formation and growth of larval stemmata are not affected by the ve mutant gene.
AB - The varnished eye mutant (ve) of the silkworm, Bombyx mori exhibited undeveloped ommatidia in the adult compound eyes. However, the morphology and growth rate of the stemmata, a larval optic organ located on both sides of the head capsule in 6 pairs, were completely normal in developing ve larvae. Also the sectional structures of the stemmata observed under a light microscope did not show any abnormality in the mutant. These results suggest that the formation and growth of larval stemmata are not affected by the ve mutant gene.
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U2 - 10.11416/kontyushigen1930.65.441
DO - 10.11416/kontyushigen1930.65.441
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84886764466
VL - 65
SP - 441
EP - 446
JO - Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology
JF - Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology
SN - 1346-8073
IS - 6
ER -