Transcriptional markers of sub-optimal nutrition in developing Apis mellifera nurse workers

BMC Genomics

Table 1 Differentially expressed exons, transcripts, and orthologues for each category investigated

	Diet						Age						Average
	↑ Rich			↑ Poor			↑ Young			↑ Old			Average
	Main	3d	8d	Main	3d	8d	Main	Rich diet	Poor diet	Main	Rich diet	Poor diet
Exons^A	24	360	42,497	0	26	24,314	187	91	184	76	94	72
Transcripts^B	13	150	11,393	0	23	8,983	81	39	77	18	23	14
Annotated transcripts^C	11	134	9,642	0	16	7,584	74	33	71	18	21	13
A. mellifera transcripts placed with D. melanogaster orthologues^D	5	59	4,580	-	6	3,569	48	9	49	4	8	3
Percent of total transcripts identified in the present study with an orthologue^E	38	39	40	-	26	40	59	23	64	22	35	21	37

^ADoes not contain singletons (see Methods).
^BDifferentially expressed transcripts containing ≥ 2 exons.
^CDifferentially expressed transcripts annotated in GenBank. These values correspond to those presented in Figures 2a and 3a.
^DThese values correspond to those presented in Figures 2b and 3b.
^ETotal number of transcripts includes both the annotated and unannotated transcripts.

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