The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Bombyx mori strain Dazao
(Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) was determined to be 15,653 bp, including 13 protein-coding …

Background Gene flow plays an important role in domestication history of domesticated
species. However, little is known about the demographic history of domesticated silkworm …

The domestication of domestic silkworm Bombyx mori, the only truly domesticated insect, is
a distinctive event in agricultural history. The domestication and origin of domestic silkworm …

Genetic diversity is critical to success in any crop breeding and it provides information about
the quantum of genetic divergence and serves a platform for specific breeding objectives. It …

The wild silkworm Bombyx mandarina is widely believed to be an ancestor of the
domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori. Silkworms are often used as a model for studying the …

Domestication of silkworm has led to alterations in various gene expression patterns. For
instance, many protease inhibitors were significantly downregulated in the domestic …

The mulberry white caterpillar, Rondotia menciana Moore (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) is a
species with closest relationship with Bombyx mori and Bombyx mandarina, and the genetic …

The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the Ailanthus silkmoth, Samia cynthia
cynthia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) was determined. The circular genome is 15,345 bp long …

Chinese oak silkworm, Antheraea pernyi Guérin-Méneville 1855 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae),
is a traditional edible insect in China and is considered the edible insect with the highest …

BACKGROUND Insecticides are still the main method of mosquito control, but mosquito
resistance presents a large obstacle. The function of mitochondrial genes in the evolution of …