Silk moth's diapause reverts back to ancestors' through gene editing!?
E-Mail IMAGE: Differences in the environmental signals utilized as cues to determine alternative diapause between domesticated silkworm and Bombyx mandarina. view more Credit: Copyright © 2021, Kunihiro Shiomi, Shinshu University Diapause is a phenomenon in which animals and insects foresee changes in the environment and actively reduce metabolism, or halt regular differentiation and development. It is an adaptation strategy for adverse environments such as surviving winters, but also to encourage uniform growth of the generational group. By knocking out genes that allow the silk...
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