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bombyx

(ˈbɒmbɪks)
n
(Zoology) a Chinese silkworm moth
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Noun1.bombyx - type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm mothBombyx - type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
genus Bombyx
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
Bombycidae, family Bombycidae - Chinese silkworm moth
Bombyx mori, domestic silkworm moth, domesticated silkworm moth - stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce
silkworm - the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
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Digestion and utilization of artificial diet by the silkworm, Bombyx mori, with special refrences to the efficiency of the diet at varying levels of dietary soybean meal.
Enrichment of the silkworms diet with soybean water soluble extract/Enriquecimento da dieta do bicho-da-seda com extrato hidrossoluvel de soja
The Bt Cry1 proteins are specifically toxic to lepidopteran larvae including the Bombyx mori.
Changes in Bacillus thuringiensis tolerance levels due to hybridization of Bt-tolerant and susceptible silkworm populations
and Tsukada, M., 2004, "Biodegradation of Bombyx mori silk fibroin fibers and films," J.
The effect of [alpha]-chymotrypsin on some properties of silk fibroin: comparison between Thai Sumrong (B. mori) and Eri (Samia ricini) silks
[Ca.sup.2+]-mediated enhancement of PO activity has been reported in the silkworm Bombyx mori (Ashida et al.
Characterization of phenoloxidase from the bay scallop Argopecten irradians
In February 2010, I travelled there to document the traditions of Chinese or bombyx silk handweaving.
The silk weavers of exurban Antananarivo: documenting a dynamic tradition
The molecular mass of chymotrypsin inhibitors from Bombyx mori (Zhao et al., 2007) and Naja atra venom (Zhou et al.
A dimeric high-molecular-weight chymotrypsin inhibitor with antitumor and HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitory activities from seeds of Acacia confusa
Linkage map of random amplified polymorphic DNAs (RAPDs) in the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
Genetic analysis of izoenzymes polymorphisms in silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) strains/Analise genetica de polimorfismos bioquimicos em linhagens do bicho da seda (Bombyx mori L.)
The key to China's domination of silk production and promotion lies with one species: the blind, flightless moth, Bombyx mori.
Silk, furnishing sheer luxury
Among the topics are silkworm genetics and genomics, the rise and fall of the W chromosome, the sex chromosome and sex determination in Bombyx mori, molecular and physiological innovations of butterfly eyes, circadian clocks, lepidopteran chemoreceptors, genetics and molecular biology of the major crop pest genus Helicoverpa, innate immune responses of Manduca sexta, lepidopterans as model mini-hosts for human pathogens and as a resource for peptide antibiotics, and the interactions between polydnavirus-carrying parasitoids and their lepidopteran hosts.
Molecular biology and genetics of the Lepidoptera
The rearing of 100 layings of crossbreed silkworm, Bombyx mori during 4th and 5th instars produce litter equivalent to dung produced by two or three cows per day.
Efficiency of the earthworm, Eisenia fetida (Sav.) in vermistabilization of silkworm litter mixed with leaf litter
Through selective breeding of moths with the desired traits, they developed a domestic species of silk moth (Bombyx mori) whose caterpillars produce smoother, finer filaments.
Secrets of silk: an ancient mystery reaches the end of the road
Suzuki and Natori (1983) reported a rhythmic pattern in the activity of hemagglutinins during larval-pupal and pupal-adult development in Bombyx mori.
Specificity and developmental changes in hemagglutinating activity of serum of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

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