Fig. 1

Differential gene expression across H. longicornis organs. Heatmat illustrating gene expression observed across organ types, highlighting genes upregulated in (a) ovaries (as compared to salivary glands + midguts; 2,492 genes), salivary glands (as compared to ovaries + midguts; 2,329 genes), midgut (as compared to salivary glands + ovaries; 1,109 genes), and (b) fore leg – hind leg comparison (168 genes) as revealed through RNA-seq analysis and statistical significance (p < 0.05)