| RRC ID |
89267
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| Author |
Toshiaki Fujimoto, Susumu Katsuma, Ken Sahara
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| Title |
Non-directional pairing of the WZ chromosome bivalent in Bombyx mori
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| Journal |
Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology
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| Abstract |
The silkworm Bombyx mori carries a holokinetic (holocentric) chromosome and has a female
heterogametic sex determination system (WZ/ZZ chromosomes, female/male). Homologous chromosomes form directional synaptonemal complexes during primary meiosis. The WZ sex chromosomes have a bivalent form; however, the direction of their pairing has long been unknown. In this study, our fluorescence in situ hybridization-based analysis revealed that the W and Z chromosomes form a non-directional bivalent during primary meiosis.
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| Volume |
94
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| Pages |
19-22
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| Published |
2025-4-28
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| DOI |
10.11416/jibs.94.2_019
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| Resource |
| Silkworms |
p50 |
