show Abstracthide AbstractTranscriptome profiles were generated using Illumina RNA-seq on libraries prepared from maize tissues representing different developmental stages and different reproductive organs. The different tissues are outlined in the table. <table border> <tr><th>Tissue</th><th>Development state</th><th>Time of harvest</th></tr> <tr><td>Leaves</td><td>Vegetative</td><td>20 days after sowing</td></tr> <tr><td>Preemergence cob</td><td>Female, vegetative</td><td>10 days before cob emergence</td></tr> <tr><td>Postemergence cob</td><td>Female, vegetative</td><td>Silk emergence</td></tr> <tr><td>Silk</td><td>Female, reproductive</td><td>Anthesis</td></tr> <tr><td>Ovule</td><td>Female, reproductive</td><td>Anthesis</td></tr> <tr><td>Preemeergence tassel</td><td>Male, vegetative</td><td>10 days before tassel emergence</td></tr> <tr><td>Postemergence tassel</td><td>Male, vegetative</td><td>Tassel emergence from whorl</td></tr> <tr><td>Whole anthers</td><td>Male, vegetative</td><td>Anthesis</td></tr> <tr><td>Pollen</td><td>Male, vegetative</td><td>Anthesis</td></tr> <tr><td>Seed</td><td>Reproductive</td><td>5 DAP</td></tr> <tr><td>Seed</td><td>Reproductive</td><td>10 DAP</td></tr> <tr><td>Embryo</td><td>Reproductive</td><td>25 DAP</td></tr> <tr><td>Endosperm</td><td>Reproductive</td><td>25 DAP</td></tr> </table> DAP - days after pollination