A palmitoyltransferaseApproximatedgeneBm‐appregulates wing development inBombyx mori

The silkworm Bombyx mori is an important lepidopteran model insect in which many kinds of natural mutants have been identified. However, molecular mechanisms of most of these mutants remain to be explored. Here we report the identification of a gene Bm‐app is responsible for the silkworm minute wing ( mw ) mutation which exhibits exceedingly small wings during pupal and adult stages. Compared with the wild type silkworm, relative messenger RNA...