To validate the findings of the RNA-Seq assay, 20 DEGs were randomly chosen and their relative expression confirmed by qPCR analysis using the fluorescent intercalating dye SYBRGreen in the Opticon 2 detection system (MJ Research, Waltham, MA, USA). Details of the selected genes and the respective primers are listed in Table S1. Gene expression levels were normalized against the hulless barley gene HvADP (Ferdous et al., 2015 (link)) and calculated using the 2−ΔΔCT method (Livak and Schmittgen, 2001 (link)). Three technical replicates were generated for each biological sample.
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