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Fig. 6

From: Cell-specific expression and individual function of prohormone convertase PC1/3 in Tribolium larval growth highlights major evolutionary changes between beetle and fly neuroendocrine systems

Fig. 6

Reduced fertility in PC1/3- and PC2-RNAi beetles. A Both enzymes are essential for female fertility. Females (n = 100) were crossed to 20 males in a bulk mating. Shown are the numbers of eggs laid per female in 24 h at the given time. Number of eggs/female/24 h was > 10 in dsRed-dsRNA control beetles on day 9 and 16, and > 8 on day 23. In both knockdowns the number of eggs was reduced to less than 2 at all times. B A reduction in reproduction is observed in treated males as well. Average number of eggs laid in 24 h by 5 wild-type females that were crossed to 1 control-/RNAi-male, averaged over 30 males of each background. Error bars indicate standard deviations, T-test p-values significance levels: *** (P < 0.001), *(P < 0.05)

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