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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. 5

Morphological analysis of the sperm bundles of Masc-R females homozygous for BmdsxF mutation. The sperm bundles isolated from adult testes were observed under a phase-contrast microscope. a Apyrene sperm bundles from normal male animals. b, c The sperm bundles isolated from Masc-R females with BmdsxFΔ85 heterozygous (b) or homozygous mutation (c) resembled apyrene sperm bundles. d Eupyrene sperm bundles from normal male animals. e, f The sperm bundles isolated from Masc-R females with BmdsxFΔ85 heterozygous (e) or homozygous mutation (f) resembled eupyrene sperm bundles. Ap, apyrene sperm bundle; Ep, eupyrene sperm bundle. g The mean length of the sperm bundles. Error bars indicate standard deviation. * indicates a significant difference, as determined by Welch’s t-test

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