Fig. 7From: De novo assembly and analysis of the transcriptome of the Dermacentor marginatus genes differentially expressed after blood-feeding and long-term starvationRT-qPCR validation of selected 6 differentially expressed genes in the RNA-seq. RT-qPCR was performed using cDNA templates derived from female D. marginatus ticks. The expression profiles of the 6 genes in 3 different status of the tick are indicated above. Red bar represents starved female ticks (H tick), beige bar represents fed female ticks (F tick), and blue bar represents newly molted female ticks (M tick). The expression level of each gene was normalized to its level in starved ticksBack to article page