TABLE 1 .

The most robust markers for male and female gene expression

Gene IDa	Gene name and description	Cluster
PF3D7_1031000	P25, 25-kDa ookinete surface antigen precursor	Female
PF3D7_1246200	Actin I	Female
PF3D7_0816800	DMC1, meiotic recombination protein, putative	Female
PF3D7_1143100	AP2-O, AP2 domain transcription factor, putative	Female
PF3D7_0621400	Pf77	Female
PF3D7_1128300	PFK11, ATP-dependent 6-phosphofructokinase	Female
PF3D7_1475500	CCp1, LCCL domain-containing protein	Female
PF3D7_1407000	CCp3, LCCL domain-containing protein	Female
PF3D7_1426500	ABCG2, ABC transporter G family member 2	Female
PF3D7_1250100	G377, osmiophilic body protein G377	Female
PF3D7_1346800	P47, 6-cysteine protein	Female
PF3D7_1107800	ApiAP2, AP2 domain transcription factor, putative	Female
PF3D7_0719200	NEK4, NIMA-related kinase 4	Female
PF3D7_1455800	CCp2, LCCL domain-containing protein	Female
PF3D7_1113900	MAPK2, mitogen-activated protein kinase 2	Male
PF3D7_1311100	Meiosis-specific nuclear structural protein 1, putative	Male
PF3D7_1325200	Lactate dehydrogenase, putative	Male
PF3D7_1122900	Dynein heavy chain, putative	Male
PF3D7_1114000	Dynein light chain Tctex-type, putative	Male
PF3D7_1014200	HAP2, male gamete fusion factor, putative	Male

^aID, identifier, or accession number, in PlasmoDB database.