The complete mitochondrial genome of a sex-limited marking silkworm(Bombyx mori) in China

Abstract

Here, we report the first complete mitochondrial genome of a sex-limited marking silkworm (Bombyx mori), which has been exclusively developed for male-only rearing in sericulture industry. The complete mitogenome sequence is 15,678 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA, and one control region. The work will provide a valuable data for future research on sex-limited inheritance and sex control in silkworm.

Keywords

• mitogenome
• sex-limited
• phylogenetic analysis