Figure 6. Precocious development of testis in Kr-h1 knockdown insects.
RNAi-mediated knock down of Kr-h1 was carried out in N4. Control insects injected with malE dsRNA were dissected to observe the development of testis (a–c). Kr-h1 knockdown insects showed the development of male reproductive organ (d–f). Vas-deference (VD), seminal vesicle (SV), male accessory gland reservoir (Red arrow head) and male accessory glands (MAG) were observed in kr-h1 knockdown males. Male reproductive organs dissected from control adults are shown in (g–i) for comparison. Bar represents 100 μm.