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Table 4 Expression of subgenome 1 and subgenome 2 assigned genes in gametophyte and sporophyte samples

From: Discovery of novel transcripts and gametophytic functions via RNA-seq analysis of maize gametophytic transcriptomes

 

Subgenome 2 to Subgenome 1 Ratio (63.1% for all subgenome2/all subgenome1 (7,118/11,282))

All Seedling Expressed Genes

62.6% (6,047/9,657)

All Pollen Expressed Genes

67.5% (3,421/5,066)s,e,o,t

All Embryo Sac Expressed Genes

63.3% (5,820/9,195)

All Ovule (w/o Embryo Sac) Expressed Genes

63.6% (5,541/8,716)

Seedling enriched (2x higher than other three tissues)

57.3% (1,749/3,054)

Pollen enriched (2x higher than other three tissues)

73.0% (465/637)s,t

Embryo Sac enriched (2x higher than other three tissues)

63.4% (645/1,017)

Ovule (w/o Embryo Sac) enriched (2x higher than other three tissues)

62.7% (207/330)

  1. s = higher than equivalent seedling frequency at p ≤ 0.01.
  2. e = higher than equivalent embryo sac frequency at p ≤ 0.05.
  3. o = higher than equivalent ovule frequency at p ≤ 0.05.
  4. t = higher than total gene set at p ≤ 0.05.