Fig. 2: BmSxl deficiency leads to male sterility. | Cell Discovery

Fig. 2: BmSxl deficiency leads to male sterility.

From: Dysfunction of dimorphic sperm impairs male fertility in the silkworm

Fig. 2

a Western blot analyses of BmSXL protein levels in the testes of adult WT and ∆BmSxl. β-actin was used as an internal control. b Fertility of males and females of indicated genotypes. ∆BmSxl males were completely sterile (Fertility = 0%). Numbers in parentheses indicate number of pairs tested. ****p < 0.0001, Fisher exact test. c Amount of eggs laid and hatch rates of indicated genotypes and genders. Data are mean ± SEM (n = 20, ***p < 0.001, Tukey–Kramer HSD statistical test). ns not significant.

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