Table 4 The ten most significant GO categories for genes with significant expression differences at each time point

GO Term

dopamine metabolic process

anatomical structure development

developmental process

catecholamine metabolic process

catechol metabolic process

phenol metabolic process

diol metabolic process

multicellular organismal process

system development

positive regulation of multicellular organism growth

Lower in mated females 0-2 hours post-mating

GO Term

response to abiotic stimulus

response to heat

response to temperature stimulus

alcohol metabolic process

steroid catabolic process

cholesterol catabolic process

prenol metabolic process

prenol biosynthetic process

polyprenol metabolic process

polyprenol biosynthetic process

Higher in mated females 24 hours post-mating

GO Term

response to light stimulus

response to radiation

absorption of visible light

arginine catabolic process to glutamate

positive regulation of biosynthetic process

positive regulation of cellular biosynthetic process

visual perception

sensory perception of light stimulus

positive regulation of cellular metabolic process

positive regulation of metabolic process

Lower in mated females 24 hours post-mating

GO Term

small molecule metabolic process

organic acid metabolic process

carboxylic acid metabolic process

oxoacid metabolic process

cellular ketone metabolic process

pentose-phosphate shunt

NADP metabolic process

NADPH regeneration

nicotinamide metabolic process

alkaloid metabolic process

Higher in mated females 48 hours post-mating

GO Term

phosphatidylserine metabolic process

phosphatidylserine biosynthetic process

male courtship behavior

arginine catabolic process to glutamate

D-ribose metabolic process

arginine catabolic process

mating behavior, sex discrimination

cellular process

Lower in mated females 48 hours post-mating

GO Term

small molecule metabolic process

organic acid metabolic process

carboxylic acid metabolic process

oxoacid metabolic process

cellular ketone metabolic process

hexose metabolic process

monosaccharide metabolic process

pentose-phosphate shunt

NADP metabolic process

NADPH regeneration

Higher in mated females 72 hours post-mating

GO Term

phosphatidylserine metabolic process

phosphatidylserine biosynthetic process

leucyl-tRNA aminoacylation

asparagine metabolic process

asparagine biosynthetic process

organic acid metabolic process

carboxylic acid metabolic process

oxoacid metabolic process

biological regulation

Lower in mated females 72 hours post-mating

GO Term

oxidation reduction

organic acid metabolic process

carboxylic acid metabolic process

oxoacid metabolic process

aspartate metabolic process

cellular ketone metabolic process

purine base biosynthetic process

glutamate biosynthetic process

small molecule metabolic process

'de novo' IMP biosynthetic process