Transcriptome sequencing and positive selected genes analysis of Bombyx mandarina.

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 mechanism of species domestication. Here, we performed transcriptome sequencing of the wild silkworm using an Illumina HiSeq2000 pla...

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Main Authors: Tingcai Cheng, Bohua Fu, Yuqian Wu, Renwen Long, Chun Liu, Qingyou Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4373670?pdf=render