Table 1. Effects of SINV-mediated BR-C RNAi on Bombyx development after virus injection on day 0 of the final (fifth) larval instar.
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| Viral construct | Number of trials | Average viral titer, pfu/ml | Injected larvae | Complete pupae | Pupa—adult arrest, % | Total | Leg defects, % | Eye defects, % | Normal, % |
| TE 3′2J or TE 3′2J-EGFP | 4 | 1.1 × 107 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 83 |
| TE 3′2J-EGFP-Bras | 4 | 1.9 × 106 | 69 | 60 | 13 | 52 | 33 | 23 | 52 |
| TE 3′2J-Bras | 5 | 1.2 × 106 | 67 | 67 | 12 | 59 | 56 | 66 | 15 |