Table 3. ASG-2 expression in the vegetative and reproductive organs of obligate sexual and facultative apomictic isolates of Panicum maximum*.
| Developmental stage and organ | Signal location in sexual N68/96-8 | Signal location in apomictic N68/96-8-o-11 |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Shoot apical meristems | ||
| Apomict | No signal | |
| Sexual | No signal | |
| Root meristem | ||
| Apomict | Nucleus of root cell | |
| Sexual | No signal | |
| Ovary | ||
| A-1 | No signal | |
| S-1 | No signal | |
| A2-1 | AIC | |
| S2(early) | No signal | |
| Anther | ||
| A-1 | Immature pollen | |
| S-1 | Immature pollen | |
| A2-1 | Weak signal in pollen | |
| 2) Ovary | ||
| A2-2 | AIC-derived embryo sac | |
| S2(late) | No signal | |
| Anther | ||
| S2(early) | Weak signal in pollen | |
| S2(late) | No signal | |
| A2-2 | No signal | |
| 3) Embryo sac (es) | ||
| S-2DAA | em and en | |
| S-4DAA | em and en | |
| A-2DAA | em and en in 1st es | |
| e and p in 2nd and 3rd es | ||
| A-4DAA | em and en in 1st es | |
| em and p in 2nd es |
*Before 1), at 2), and after 3) anthesis. Definition of stages A-1, A2-1, A2-2, S-1, S-2: see Results and Figure 1. S, sexual; A, apomict; e, egg cell; p, polar; em, embryo; en, endosperm; es, embryo sac; DAA, days after anthesis.