Table 3. Significant gene expression changes for target genes of interest through the thermal stress period. BT, Bleaching threshold.

	BT	−3°C		BT	−2°C	BT	−1°C			BT
Gene	8am	1pm	6pm	8am	1pm	8am	1pm	6pm	8am	1pm	6pm
Bok		0.4↓							1.2↑	0.4↓
p = 0.001	p = 0.049	p = 0.002
Bak		1.6↑			1.4↑			1.5↑	1.8↑	2.6↑	2.4↑
p = 0.018	p = 0.0012	p = 0.018	p = 0.001	p = 0.001	p = 0.002
Bax			1.2↑				2.0↑		1.5↑	1.9↑	3.8↑
p = 0.001	p = 0.009	p = 0.002	p = 0.015	p = 0.003
Bcl2		7.1↑					4.5↑	8.6↑	2.0↑	28.5↑	13.6↑
p = 0.002	p = 0.031	p = 0.001	p = 0.003	p = 0.002	p = 0.049
BI-1			1.6↑		1.5↑	1.8↑	1.5↑	2.7↑	1.4↑	2.5↑	5.5↑
p = 0.001	p = 0.003	p = 0.005	p = 0.03	p = 0.001	p = 0.049	p = 0.049	p = 0.049
BIR			1.3↑				1.6↑			0.5↓	0.4↓
p = 0.004	p = 0.017	p = 0.001	p = 0.001