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We conducted an exhaustive study of gene expression in fig fruits to identify the gene complexes responsible for fundamental fruit physiology and phenotypic differences between ecotypes. We performed high-throughput pyrosequencing on cDNA libraries constructed from caprifig and common fig fruits and compared their transcriptomes by analyzing the expressed sequence tags obtained. We collected a total of 290,594 expressed sequence tag reads from the two fruit types. We identified many metabolic genes, including those encoding proteins in the ethylene, glucose, and anthocyanin synthesis pathways that are involved in fruit maturation. Comparative transcript profiling allowed the identification of differentially expressed genes including genes with potential relevance in regulating sexuality and parthenocarpy. |