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. 2009 Dec 3;10:579. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-579

Table 1.

Terms used to describe gene expression categories in this study

Term Explanation
Male-enriched Genes demonstrating greater transcript abundance in the testes relative to the ovaries.

Female-enriched Genes demonstrating greater transcript abundance in the ovaries relative to the testes.

Testis-upregulated Genes demonstrating greater transcript abundance in the testes relative to the male body (from which the testes have been removed).

Ovary-upregulated Genes demonstrating greater transcript abundance in the ovaries relative to the female body (from which the ovaries have been removed).

Terms used to describe relevant categories of gene expression. Statistically significant male- and female-enriched genes in our study correspond to differences between testis and ovary only.