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From: Transgenic and knockout analyses of Masculinizer and doublesex illuminated the unique functions of doublesex in germ cell sexual development of the silkworm, Bombyx mori

Fig. 4

Morphological analysis of the external genitalia of Masc-R females homozygous for the BmdsxF mutation. The external genitalia were observed under a stereomicroscope. a–d Frontal and (e–h) lateral views of the external genitalia. a, e Normal females. b, f Masc-R females with heterozygous BmdsxF∆85 mutation. c, g Masc-R females with homozygous BmdsxF∆85 mutation. d, h Normal male. cl, clasper; dp, dorsal chitin plate; g, genital papilla; o, oviparous; p, penis; u, uncus; v, vagina; vc, ventral chitin plate; vp, ventral plate. Scale bars indicate 1 mm

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