Table 3.

Gene ontology (GO) and numbers were up and down regulated in the spleen of both chicken lines with p<0.05 and Log2-transformation of this normalization ≥2

Chicken line	GO category	Spleen		GO term
		Up	Down
Line 6.3a	Molecular function	244	69	88
	Biological process	153	96	135
	Cellular component	134	42	22
Line 7.2a	Molecular function	67	41	40
	Biological process	68	59	70
	Cellular component	12	7	10
Line 6.3 vs 7.2b	Molecular function	149	90	76
	Biological process	83	151	141
	Cellular component	134	87	34

^aUp and down regulated genes in necrotic enteritis (NE)-afflicted chickens to control.

^bUp and down regulated genes in the two chicken lines infected with NE.