Appearance of differentiated cells derived from polar body nuclei in the silkworm, Bombyx mori
AbstractIn Bombyx mori, polar body nuclei are observed until 9h after egg lying, however, the fate of polar body nuclei remains unclear.To examine the fate of polar body nuclei, we employed a mutation of serosal cell pigmentation, pink-eyed white egg (pe).The heterozygous pe/+pe females produced black serosal cells in white eggs, while pe/pe female