Abstract:

The diversity of insects has been the focus of many investigations.
Research in the early embryonic developmental mechanism of silkworm will promote understanding in early embryonic developmental mechanism of other insects. This paper reviews the differences in early embryonic development of silkworm and Drosophila from both morphology and gene content level. The results not only provide evidences for the study of early embryonic development mechanism in silkworm,
but also give clues for the study of insects diversity.