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Figure 5

From: Forkhead containing transcription factor Albino controls tetrapyrrole-based body pigmentation in planarian

Figure 5

PBGD RNAi results in albinism. (a) RNAi of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic enzymes. Yellow arrows indicate regressions. Scale bar: 200 μm. (b) Survival curve of RNAi worms. (c) PBGD RNAi worms lost body color gradually and got totally albino ~60 days post first RNAi. (d) Transmission electron micrographs showing the pigment lost in PBGD RNAi worms. Scale bar: 20 μm. Yellow arrows indicate pigment granules.

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