The domestic silk moth (Bombyx mori) is an insect from the moth family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of Bombyx mandarina, the wild silk moth. The silkworm is the larva (or caterpillar) of a silk moth. The silkworm is of particular economic value, being a primary producer of silk. A silkworm's preferred food is white mulberry leaves, though they may eat other species of mulberry, and even leaves of other plants like the osage orange. Domestic silk moths are entirely dependent on humans for reproduction, as a result of millennia of selective breeding. Wild silk moths (other species of Bombyx) are not as commercially viable in the production of silk.
Sequence Statistics
| No Sequences | 21302 |
|---|---|
| No Amino Acids | 5898489 |
| Min Seq. Length | 28 |
| Avg. Seq. Length | 276.898 |
| Max Seq. Length | 4621 |
| Seq. Length 1σ | 269.324 |
Disorder Prediction Statistics
| Predictor | % Genome Disordered | % Genome Disordered in SCOP Domains | Avg. % of Seq. Disordered | Avg. % of Disordered Regions in SCOP Domains | Avg. % of Seq. Disordered and in SCOP Domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLXT | 33.623 | 5.493 | 34.712 | 19.684 | 4.959 |
| VSL2b | 41.898 | 5.473 | 42.648 | 17.490 | 5.004 |
| PrDOS | 40.606 | 4.052 | 43.709 | 13.816 | 3.893 |
| PV2 | 46.722 | 7.158 | 48.982 | 18.708 | 6.544 |
| IUPred-S | 20.627 | 1.212 | 22.745 | 9.796 | 1.319 |
| IUPred-L | 23.114 | 1.461 | 28.209 | 13.613 | 1.709 |
| Espritz-N | 28.969 | 3.155 | 28.769 | 15.172 | 2.694 |
| Espritz-X | 19.166 | 0.954 | 22.464 | 8.732 | 1.216 |
| Espritz-D | 13.075 | 1.108 | 58.339 | 9.294 | 6.263 |
SUPERFAMILY Domains
| % Amino Acids with SCOP Assignment | % Sequences with SCOP Assignment | No of Domains | No of Superfamilies | No of Families | Avg. Family Size | Avg. Domain Length | Domain Pairs | Unique Domain Architectures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 44 | 13860 | 910 | 736 | 15.2 | 277 | 993 | 3162 |