Table 1.
Summary of clusters of differentially expressed genes during the development of LD skeletal muscle
| Cluster1 | Number of genes2 | Biological description of the cluster |
|---|---|---|
| FFFU | 545 | Change in postnatal development |
| FFFD | 612 | Change in postnatal development |
| FFUF | 787 | Developmental switch between late fetal development and birth |
| FFDF | 1392 | Developmental switch between late fetal development and birth |
| FFUD | 150 | Transient change around birth |
| FFDU | 440 | Transient change around birth |
| FFDD | 96 | Continuation of the developmental switch between late fetal development and birth into the young lamb |
| FUFF | 113 | Fetal changes in preparation for the major developmental switch between late fetal development and birth. |
| FDFF | 104 | Fetal changes in preparation for the major developmental switch between late fetal development and birth. |
| UFFF | 221 | Fetal changes in preparation for the major developmental switch between late fetal development and birth. |
| DFFF | 109 | Fetal changes in preparation for the major developmental switch between late fetal development and birth. |
| DUFF | 79 | Transient early fetal change |
1D (Down), significantly decreased expression; U (Up), significantly increased expression; F (Flat), no significant change. Each symbol (D, U, F) represents the direction of change in gene expression between any two adjacent developmental time points. Each cluster is represented by these symbols across four developmental intervals. Only clusters containing more than 50 genes are shown.
2Number of significantly differentially expressed genes in each cluster.