An isolated nucleic acid having seed- and funiculus-preferential promoter activity selected from the group consisting of: a. a nucleic acid comprising the nucleotide sequence selected from the group: i. the nucleotide sequence from position 1 to position 1414 of SEQ ID NO: 3 or a functional fragment thereof comprising at least the nucleotide sequence from position 1014 to position 1414 of SEQ ID NO: 3, ii. the nucleotide sequence from position 1 to position 1364 of SEQ ID NO: 4 or a functional fragment thereof comprising at least the nucleotide sequence from position 964 to position 1364 of SEQ ID NO: 4, iii. the nucleotide sequence from position 1 to position 1365 of SEQ ID NO: 5 or a functional fragment thereof comprising at least the nucleotide sequence from position 965 to position 1365 of SEQ ID NO: 5, iv. the nucleotide sequence from position 1 to position 1358 of SEQ ID NO: 6 or a functional fragment thereof comprising at least the nucleotide sequence from position 958 to position 1358 of SEQ ID NO: 6, and v. the nucleotide sequence from position 1 to position 1363 of SEQ ID NO: 7 or a functional fragment thereof comprising at least the nucleotide sequence from position 963 to position 1363 of SEQ ID NO: 7, and b. a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to any one of a. a. a nucleic acid comprising the nucleotide sequence selected from the group: i. the nucleotide sequence from position 1 to position 1414 of SEQ ID NO: 3 or a functional fragment thereof comprising at least the nucleotide sequence from position 1014 to position 1414 of SEQ ID NO: 3, ii. the nucleotide sequence from position 1 to position 1364 of SEQ ID NO: 4 or a functional fragment thereof comprising at least the nucleotide sequence from position 964 to position 1364 of SEQ ID NO: 4, iii. the nucleotide sequence from position 1 to position 1365 of SEQ ID NO: 5 or a functional fragment thereof comprising at least the nucleotide sequence from position 965 to position 1365 of SEQ ID NO: 5, iv. the nucleotide sequence from position 1 to position 1358 of SEQ ID NO: 6 or a functional fragment thereof comprising at least the nucleotide sequence from position 958 to position 1358 of SEQ ID NO: 6, and v. the nucleotide sequence from position 1 to position 1363 of SEQ ID NO: 7 or a functional fragment thereof comprising at least the nucleotide sequence from position 963 to position 1363 of SEQ ID NO: 7, and i. the nucleotide sequence from position 1 to position 1414 of SEQ ID NO: 3 or a functional fragment thereof comprising at least the nucleotide sequence from position 1014 to position 1414 of SEQ ID NO: 3, ii. the nucleotide sequence from position 1 to position 1364 of SEQ ID NO: 4 or a functional fragment thereof comprising at least the nucleotide sequence from position 964 to position 1364 of SEQ ID NO: 4, iii. the nucleotide sequence from position 1 to position 1365 of SEQ ID NO: 5 or a functional fragment thereof comprising at least the nucleotide sequence from position 965 to position 1365 of SEQ ID NO: 5, iv. the nucleotide sequence from position 1 to position 1358 of SEQ ID NO: 6 or a functional fragment thereof comprising at least the nucleotide sequence from position 958 to position 1358 of SEQ ID NO: 6, and v. the nucleotide sequence from position 1 to position 1363 of SEQ ID NO: 7 or a functional fragment thereof comprising at least the nucleotide sequence from position 963 to position 1363 of SEQ ID NO: 7, b. a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to any one of a.