Table 2

Tissue-specific and selective genes in the Pepper EST database

Tissues

No. of specific genes^a

No. of selective genes^b

Pathogen infected leaf

131

146

Flower

54

62

Anther

2

5

Fruit

184

191

Root

58

72

Placenta

40

57

Seed

217

237

Bark

75

86

Peduncle

152

173

Callus

60

79

Seedling

127

147

^aNo. of specific genes are the numbers of contigs, which are expressed at a significantly high level in that tissue only. ^bNo. of selective genes are the numbers of contigs, which are expressed at a significantly high level in one or more tissues.

Kim et al. BMC Plant Biology 2008 8:101   doi:10.1186/1471-2229-8-101