Fig. 3From: Comparative transcriptome analysis of the main beam and brow tine of sika deer antler provides insights into the molecular control of rapid antler growthThe relative gene expression levels of DEG verified by qRT-PCR. Relative mRNA levels were standardized to the internal reference gene, ribosomal protein L40 (Rpl40), and calculated with a rigorous algorithm according to the 2-ΔΔCT method. The quantitative change of each gene that was represented by relative fold-change in the main beams was normalized and compared to the brow tines, separately. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation of multiple independent experiments with each in technical triplicates. * indicates that the p value is less than 0.001 in the t-testBack to article page