Table 4.
miRNA genes discovered
| miRNA predictions - this study | Previously annotated as miRNA (miRBAse) | Putative new miRNAs: Refseq ncRNA | miRNA - already in VB | Common genes - this study/VB | % Common -this study/VB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albimanus | 96 | 89 | 7 | 67 | 53 | 55.2 |
| Arabiensis | 95 | 88 | 7 | 83 | 58 | 61.1 |
| Atroparvus | 96 | 93 | 3 | 53 | 38 | 39.6 |
| Christyi | 93 | 85 | 8 | 69 | 60 | 64.5 |
| Coluzzii | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Culicifacies | 71 | 71 | 0 | 75 | 39 | 54.9 |
| Darlingi | 55 | 55 | 0 | 57 | 18 | 32.7 |
| Dirus | 110 | 110 | 0 | 61 | 37 | 33.6 |
| Epiroticus | 85 | 79 | 6 | 73 | 53 | 62.4 |
| Farauti | 108 | 99 | 9 | 62 | 48 | 44.4 |
| Funestus | 113 | 104 | 9 | 66 | 48 | 42.5 |
| Gambiae-PEST | 63 | 58 | 5 | 172 | 21 | 33.3 |
| Gambiae-S | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maculatus | 40 | 40 | 0 | 53 | 35 | 87.5 |
| Melas | 65 | 65 | 0 | 82 | 38 | 58.5 |
| Merus | 118 | 107 | 11 | 86 | 58 | 49.2 |
| Minimus | 48 | 48 | 0 | 65 | 35 | 72.9 |
| Quadriannulatus | 97 | 92 | 5 | 75 | 55 | 56.7 |
| Sinensis | 115 | 105 | 10 | 76 | 50 | 43.5 |
| Stephensi | 111 | 107 | 4 | 65 | 45 | 40.5 |
The table lists the number of genes discovered and compares them to the list of miRNA genes annotated in miRBase, VB or the RFAM and RefSeq databases.