ABSTRACT

The tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta Drury, lepidopteran insect, producing tasar silk of commercial importance is distributed in various parts of India as ecoraces, with variations in phenotypic and quantitative traits like fecundity, voltinism, cocoon weight, silk ratio etc. In spite of their superior quality silk, they encounter problems like their gradual decrease in number and identification. These populations are very difficult to separate based on morphological traits. The assessment of genetic structure of each population is considered as prerequisite for understanding and preserving natural biodiversity. Molecular markers have been widely used in studies of the genetics of wild populations to understand genotypic diversity within and between populations and evolutionary processes. Hence in the present investigation, Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies and Insilco analysis provide reliable large-scale DNA sequencing. They are used extensively for de novo sequencing for quantifying expression levels through DNA sequencing and in population genetic studies. Keywords: Antheraea mylitta Drury, Tasar silkworm, quantitative traits, genotypic diversity, Next-Generation Sequencing
Publication date: 01/04/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.4.6020