Fig. 2.

Actinidia chinensis (kiwifruit) methyltransferase and demethylase genes. (A). Phylogenetic tree with kiwifruit homologs of methyltransferase genes implicated in maintenance and de novo methylation. (B). Phylogenetic tree of kiwifruit demethylase genes. Alignments and tree construction were performed using Geneious MUSCLE and Geneious Tree builder (Neighbor Joining, Bootstrap 1000 replicates). (C). Gene expression in kiwifruit buds at phenological stages indicated underneath, as described {Voogd, 2022 #47}. The color scheme shows relative expression of each gene ranging from minimum (blue) to maximum (red). Asterisks (*) denote genes predominantly expressed in axillary buds, with peak expression either during winter dormancy or at the time of dormancy release.