Table 2. The lncRNAs were identified as miRNA precursors.

Gene_ID	maize miRNA precursor	% coverage	% identity	Up or Down On RAN-Seq
TCONS_00012662	MIR167j	100	100	Up
TCONS_00046477	MIR169d	100	100	Down
TCONS_00042984	MIR169h	100	100	Up
GRMZM2G420571_T01	MIR172c	100	100	Up
TCONS_00044116	MIR399b	100	100	Down
TCONS_00024310	MIR399e	100	100	Down
TCONS_00024309	MIR399e	100	100	Down
TCONS_00054544	MIR827	100	100	Down