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Table 2.

DNA methylation levels of the same plant with different ploidy level

Species	Type	Total bands	Total methylated bands	Total methylated ratio (%)	Full-methylated bands	Full-methylated ratio (%)	Hemi-methylated bands	Hemi-methylated ratio (%)
			CCGG	CCGG	CCGG	CCGG	CCGG	CCGG
			GGCC	GGCC	GGCC	GGCC	GGCC	GGCC
Watermelon	Diploid	647	181	28.00	121	18.70	60	9.27
	Triploid	655	150	22.90^a	80	12.21	70	10.68
	Tetraploid	581	159	27.37	82	14.11	77	13.25
Salvia	Diploid	765	334	43.66	239	31.24	95	12.42
	Triploid	939	365	38.87^a	260	27.69	105	11.18
	Tetraploid	872	347	39.79	263	30.16	84	9.63
Poplar	Diploid	1,584	255	16.10	189	11.93	66	4.17
Poplar	Triploid	1,605	387	24.11^a	188	11.71	199	12.40
Pear	Diploid	831	129	15.52	81	9.75	48	5.78
	Triploid	886	177	20.00^a	105	11.85	72	8.13
	Tetraploid	852	143	16.78	83	9.74	60	7.04
Loquat	Diploid	1,443	288	19.96	219	15.18	69	4.78
	Triploid	1,443	266	18.43	165	11.43	101	7.00
	Tetraploid	1,443	244	16.91	138	9.56	106	7.35

^aIndicated that the DNA methylation levels of triploid offsprings showed significant differences compared to their diploid and tetraploid parents at the a = 0.05 statistical level. Underlined cytosine is methylated