Figure 8

Relative expression level of ClpC -like and ClpD -like genes in 39B3 mutant. Quantitative real-time PCR with specific primers for ClpC-like (A) and ClpD-like genes (B) was performed on reverse transcribed RNA from fruit exocarps at two different developmental stages (September and November) from wild type (wt) and 39B3 mutant. Specific first strand cDNA concentration in 39B3 mutant is related to wild type values. The results are average and standard deviation of three independent biological replicates that were assayed twice.