A conserved zinc-finger gene BmZFO721 regulates meiosis and female fertility in silkworm, Bombyx mori.
Accurate meiotic progression during oogenesis is fundamental to oocyte maturation and female fertility in sexually reproducing organisms. In lepidopteran insects, however, the upstream regulators governing female meiotic progression, particularly ovary-specific functional genes, remain largely uncharacterized, and thei...