Table 6.
Possible outcomes of the m statistical tests.
| Called not significant | Called significant | Total | |
| Null true | U | V | m0 |
| Alternative true | T | S | m - m0 |
| Total | M - R | R | m |
Ns, total number of experimentally verified miRNA sequences; Length, distribution of miRNA sequence length; %GC, distribution of GC content of miRNA sequences; No. of genetically (environmentally) robust miRNAs (%), the number of significantly genetically (environmentally) robust miRNAs (%) at FDR-controlled P-value of < 0.05, comparing with random pseudo pre-miRNAs.