Mendelian Inheritance of Melanism in Pupae and Adults of the Adzuki Bean Borer, Ostrinia scapulalis (Lepidoptera : Crambidae)(Physiology, Biochemistry, Development and Genetics)

    • ATAKA Masashi
    • Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo Yayoi
    • TAKANASHI Takuma
    • Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo Yayoi
    • ISHIKAWA Yukio
    • Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo Yayoi
    • TATSUKI Sadahiro
    • Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo Yayoi
    • HOSHIZAKI Sugihiko
    • Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo Yayoi

Abstract

Melanic individuals were found in a laboratory colony of the adzuki bean borer Ostrinia scapulalis (Walker) collected in Japan. The melanism was expressed in adults and pupae of both sexes but not in larvae. A series of crossing experiments indicated that the melanism in O. scapulalis follows Mendelian inheritance as an autosomal recessive trait. The present results suggest a common regulatory mechanism for melanin deposition in the pupal and imaginal development of O. scapulalis.

Journal

Entomological science   [List of Volumes]

Entomological science 5(1), 7-10, 2002-03-25  [Table of Contents]

The Entomological Society of Japan

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  • NII Article ID (NAID) :
    110003374775
  • NII NACSIS-CAT ID (NCID) :
    AA11217633
  • Text Lang :
    ENG
  • Article Type :
    ART
  • ISSN :
    13438786
  • NDL Article ID :
    6127628
  • NDL Source Classification :
    ZR4(科学技術--生物学--動物)
  • NDL Call No. :
    Z54-J320
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    CJP  NDL  NII-ELS