Seasonal photoperiodism is responsable in aphid for the switch from asexual to sexual reproduction. In order to identify genes regulating the photoperiodic response, a cDNA microarray from the pea aph
This study describes, for the first time, that a DSB embedded within the large block of 70 bp repeats in the active BES are not productive for VSG switching and that the position of a DSB in the activ
BackgroundThe cabbage beetle Colaphellus bowringi Baly is a serious insect pest of crucifers and undergoes reproductive diapause in soil. An understanding of the molecular mechanisms of diapause regul