Testicular fusion

Non-coding RNAs

cAMP signal pathway

ECM remodeling

Inducible metalloproteinase inhibitor protein (IMIP)

Spodoptera litura

four-day-old sixth instar larvae

six-day-old sixth instar larvae

Long non-coding RNAs

differentially expressed

differentially expressed lncRNAs

matrix metalloproteinases

A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs

inducible metalloproteinase inhibitor protein

Principal component analysis;

All data supporting the results presented in this article are available in the Supplementary Information. The raw RNA-seq reads have been deposited in the Gene Expression Omnibus database under the accession number GSE202104. Accession ‘GSE202104’ is currently private and will be released on Aug 01, 2024. A temporary token number (qxytuiuefxybnmn) can be made available for peer-review purposes upon request through https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi? acc= GSE202104.

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