Table 1.
The numbers of differentially expressed genes in three tissues of highland and lowland chicken analyzed at three-time point during the day related to normal lowland circadian environmental temperatures
| Comparison | Heart | Muscle | Spleen | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GG | HS | GG | HS | GG | HS | |
| Highland vs. lowland—all time points | 707 | 570 | 1900 | 1561 | 512 | 396 |
| Morning | 376 | 319 | 304 | 250 | 364 | 290 |
| Noon | 459 | 356 | 914 | 731 | 453 | 356 |
| Evening | 287 | 222 | 945 | 766 | 273 | 194 |
| Highland—all time points | 946 | 715 | 1380 | 1102 | 2023 | 1575 |
| Morning–noon | 366 | 274 | 551 | 426 | 965 | 788 |
| Noon–evening | 369 | 272 | 467 | 375 | 575 | 415 |
| Morning–evening | 372 | 290 | 653 | 536 | 990 | 780 |
| Lowland—all time points | 2248 | 1808 | 1265 | 1033 | 1143 | 869 |
| Morning–noon | 297 | 210 | 548 | 455 | 409 | 318 |
| Noon–evening | 805 | 659 | 474 | 379 | 316 | 232 |
| Morning–evening | 1612 | 1319 | 463 | 375 | 571 | 433 |
Number of differentially expressed genes as recognized by DAVID for analysis. The chicken (Gallus gallus, GG) EMSEMBLE numbers were converted by DAVID into human (Homo sapiens, HS) official gene symbols