Figure 8

Expression profile of the three Tc-importin α genes in the SB and the black strain. The relative expression of Tc-importin α mRNAs was tested in ovaries (where maternal loading of the oocyte takes place; A), in freshly laid eggs (representing the maternal contribution; B) and at 10-12h of development (zygotic expression; C). The boxplot diagrams show that the relative expression of Tc-importin α2 and Tc-importin α3 in the genetic background of SB (empty box) tended to be lower in all three tissues/stages compared to their expression in the black strain (gray box). However, these results were not statistically significant. See text for further details. Note that for better comparability, the values were normalized such that the Tc-importin α1 expression had the same level in both strains.