Table 3.
Summary of gene families involved either in pheromone biosynthesis or reception for presence of positive selection and expression bias between antennae in the two sexes and between pheromone gland and antennae in females
| Selection | Expression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Famyly | PAML | Sex - Antennae | Female Gland/Antennae | |
| Pheromone pathway | PBAN | – | – | |
| PBANr | – | > 2 | ||
| FAS | – | > 2 | ||
| ACC | – | > 2 | ||
| ACOX | – | > 2 | ||
| Desaturase | – | > 2, > 8 | ||
| FAR | – | ± > 2, > 8 | ||
| ACAT | – | > 2 | ||
| ACBP | – | ± > 2 | ||
| FATP | – | – | ||
| FAAH | – | > 2 | ||
| FAT | – | ± > 2 | ||
| ELOVL | – | ± > 2 | ||
| Pheromone reception | OBP | + | ± > 2 | |
| CSP | – | – | ||
| SNMP | – | – | ||
| OR* | + | ± > 2 | ||
| IR | – | – | ||
| CXE | + | – |
+ gene families containing genes under positive selection
># indicate log fold change
± gene families containing genes with bias expression in both tissues
*Analysis from [46]