Table 3.

Comparison of mature microRNA sequences of developing ovules with published cotton microRNAs

microRNA	Copies	Sequence 5'-3'	Reference
0 DPA miR-172	4	AGAAUCUUGAUGAUGCUGCAG	This study
2 DPA miR-172	13	AGAAUCCUGAUGAUGCUGCAG	This study
3 DPA miR-172	9	AGAAUCCUGAUGAUGCUGCAG	This study
4 DPA miR-172	1	UUGAGAAUCCUGAUGAUGUUGCAG	This study
172a		UGAAUCUUGAUGAUGCCAAAU	Zhang et al. [11]
172b		AUCGCACCAUUAAGAUUACU	Zhang et al. [11]
172c		CCAGCACCAUUAAGAAUCAG	Zhang et al. [11]
0 DPA miR-390	1	AAGCUCGGGAGGGAUAGCGCC	This study
1 DPA miR-390	4	AAGCUCAGGAGGGAUAGCGCC	This study
2 DPA miR-390	1	AAGCUCAGGAGGGAUAGCGCC	This study
7 DPA miR-390	2	AAGCUCAGGAGGGAUAGCGCC	This study
390		AAGCUCAGGAGGGAUAGCGCC	Qui et al. [27]
390		AGUCUCAGGAGGGAUAGCUUC	Zhang et al. [11]

Different nucleotides in mature sequences are shown in bold-faced letters.