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Table 1 mRNA and circRNA quantification by ERCC/RGC-A80 normalization algorithm

From: Tracing the expression of circular RNAs in human pre-implantation embryos

Stage

Oocyte

Zygote

2-cell

4-cell

8-cell

Morula

Early blastocyst

Blastocyst

Hatched blastocyst

Average mRNA copy number (106)

66.4

29.0

24.6

17.0

15.7

38.1

45.9

104.5

150.7

Average circRNA copy number

56,059

48,983

80,410

190,008

148,656

149,508

93,745

40,194

28,774

circRNA/hosting gene (median)

9 %

7 %

9 %

12 %

14 %

25 %

22 %

17 %

20 %

No. of circRNA genes per embryo

149

299

358

727

602

376

519

252

80

No. of circRNA transcript types per embryo

179

392

488

1,115

869

509

630

278

85

No. of circRNA reads per embryo

585

1529

2248

8059

8024

2702

2911

838

225