 Global gene expression analysis of apple fruit development from the floral bud to ripe fruit by Bart J. Janssen and others

By Bart J. Janssen and colleagues. BMC Plant Biology 8, article 16 (17 February 2008); DOI doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-8-16

Background distinguishes the expanding core (ovary) from the cortex (hypanthium). Results, Microarray analysis of apple fruit development: eight time points, approximately 13000 genes, and two biological replicates; four major temporal expression patterns associated with floral buds, cell division, mid-development and ripening.