Linkage and mapping analyses of the normal marking gene +P in the silkworm (Bombyx mori) using SSR markers
“Linkage and mapping analyses of the normal marking gene +P in the silkworm (Bombyx mori) using SSR markers”, vol. 12, pp. 2351-2359, 2013.
, In the silkworm, Bombyx mori, normal markings are mainly controlled by the +P gene, which is located on the second chromosome. Due to a lack of crossing over in females, reciprocal backcrossed F1 (BC1) progenies were used for linkage analysis and mapping of the +P gene based on an SSR linkage map using silkworm strains P50 and H9, which are normal marking and sex-limited marking, respectively. The +P gene was found to be linked to 3 SSR markers.