Figure 2. Differential transcript levels (Log₂ transformed fold changes) of six immune genes in sexually immature, mature virgin, and mated medfly, compared to mature virgin medfly transcript levels.

Transcript abundances were determined in immature (1V), mature virgin (4V) and mated (4M) female (upper) and male (lower) medfly heads and abdomens. Transcript abundances are expressed as ratios are compared to mature virgin levels (4V). Broken lines indicate that transcript abundances were very low. Stars indicate significant difference in transcript abundances (*P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001, two-tailed t-test on three replicates) in the pairwise comparison between immature and mature virgin flies, or mature virgin and mated flies. Lines between data points are purely for ease of graphical interpretation and do not imply a continuous relationship between data points.