Table 2. Effects of SINV-mediated BR-C RNAi on Bombyx development after virus injection on day 2 of the fourth larval instar.
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| Viral construct | Number of trials | Average viral titer, pfu/ml | Injected larvae | Larva-pupa arrest, % | Total | Short wings, % | Leg defects, % | Normal, % | Total adults |
| TE 3′2J | 2 | 3.6 × 107 | 30 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 86 | 27 |
| TE 3′2J-EGFP-Bras | 2 | 1.4 × 106 | 23 | 61 | 9 | 67 | 67 | 33 | 4 |
| TE 3′2J-Bras | 3 | 0.7 × 106 | 44 | 55 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 1 |