Southwestern University Research Breakthrough &Nbsp, Silk Thickness And Color Will Be Controllable.

Chongqing science and Technology Commission recently announced that the Southwestern University silkworm genome research team once again made a major breakthrough, successfully drawing the world's first silkworm genome.

Silkworm was domesticated from Chinese silkworm 5000 years ago. What changes and connections between the genetic variation and specific mutagenicity in the genome has become an urgent subject in the academic circle.

The silkworm genome research team of Southwestern University has completed the world's first silkworm genome frame map, silkworm gene fine map and high precision genetic variation map since 2003, which laid the leading position in the genome research of Bombyx mori.

The birth of the DNA methylation map of Bombyx mori genome is another important genome research achievement of Chinese scientists.

It is reported that this is the world's first insect methylation map.

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The silkworm genome research team of Southwestern University used the new generation sequencing technology to build the world's first insect methylation map, the silk gland methylation map, and found that about 0.11% of the genome was methylated by 95% whole genome information of silkworm, and closely related to the genes in the silk gland organs of Bombyx mori.

This means that the mapping of DNA methylation map will help future scientists to "freely control" the silkworm silkworm's thickness, color and other properties, thereby affecting the silk production performance of silkworm, and improving the economic value of silkworm research and cultivation.

In this regard,