Fig. 3.

Residual expression of SlDML genes in fruits of transgenic DML RNAi plants. Normalized expression of the SlDML genes (A) in 20-dpa transgenic fruits of plants from line 2 (DML2A and -2B), line 8 (DML8A and -8B), an azygous plant (AZ), and the respective WT1 and WT2 controls (B) in WT2 and DML8A fruits at seven developmental stages. Expression of the SlDML genes was normalized to EF1α and to the corresponding WT fruits at 20 dpa. For each SlDML gene, asterisks indicate significant difference [Student’s t test (n = 3)] between transgenic plants and WT controls, respectively, at 20 dpa (A) or at the same age during fruit development (B). *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001). Error bars indicate mean ± SD.