Table 3.
Overlap of genes regulated in the abdomen by pollen feeding or varroa parasitism
1) | Varroa - | 2) | Pollen - | ||||||
Pollen ↑ | Pollen ↓ | Significance | Varroa ↑ | Varroa ↓ | Significance | ||||
Varroa + | Pollen ↑ | 111 | 8 | χ2 = 190.1 | Pollen + | Varroa ↑ | 8 | 7 | χ2 = 74.6 |
Pollen ↓ | 244 | 624 | P < 0.001 | Varroa ↓ | 81 | 1925 | P < 0.001 |
1) Number of genes regulated by pollen feeding in bees parasitized (Varroa +) or not by varroa (Varroa -). 2) Number of genes regulated by varroa parasitism in bees fed with (Pollen +) or without pollen (Pollen -). ↑ and ↓ indicate genes that are up- or downregulated. Chi-square tests with Yates correction were performed to determine whether overlapping genes follow the same pattern of expression between the two conditions.