Table 1. Comparison of GO enriched terms between species.
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| GO Term | GO ID | Csec | CO | Mb_MW | DM | # genes Csec | # genes CO | # genes Mb_MW | # genes DM |
| striated muscle tissue development | GO:0014706 | - | NA | NA | + | 3(19) | NA | NA | 12 |
| anatomical structure homeostasis | GO:0060249 | - | + | NA | + | 5(118) | 4(31) | NA | 13 |
| muscle tissue development | GO:0060537 | - | NA | NA | + | 3(24) | NA | NA | 12 |
| actomyosin structure organization | GO:0031032 | - | - | NA | + | 4(72) | 5(23) | NA | 12 |
| cell development | GO:0048468 | - | + | + | NA | 17(1321) | 19(475) | 378(1138) | NA |
| regulation of biological quality | GO:0065008 | - | NA | + | NA | 14(1023) | NA | 318(929) | NA |
| chromosome organization | GO:0051276 | - | + | NA | - | 8(437) | 13(182) | NA | 165 |
| synapse assembly | GO:0007416 | + | NA | + | NA | 3(36) | NA | 62(140) | NA |
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| GO Term | GO ID | Csec | CO | Mb_MW | DM | # genes Csec | # genes CO | # genes Mb_MW | # genes DM |
| cell adhesion | GO:0007155 | - | NA | NA | + | 12(365) | NA | NA | 58 |
| biological adhesion | GO:0022610 | - | NA | NA | + | 9(205) | NA | NA | 58 |
| DNA metabolic process | GO:0006259 | - | + | NA | - | 10(270) | 9(159) | NA | 141 |
| organic acid biosynthetic process | GO:0016053 | - | NA | NA | + | 5(73) | NA | NA | 25 |
| metabolic process | GO:0008152 | - | NA | - | NA | 75(3998) | NA | 1261(3582) | NA |
| actomyosin structure organization | GO:0031032 | - | - | NA | + | 5(72) | 5(23) | NA | 12 |
| myofibril assembly | GO:0030239 | - | - | NA | + | 4(43) | 4(11) | NA | 9 |
| epithelium development | GO:0060429 | - | + | + | + | 23(878) | 10(166) | 279(798) | 46 |
| instar larval or pupal development | GO:0002165 | - | NA | + | + | 17(557) | NA | 190(519) | 95 |
| post-embryonic development | GO:0009791 | - | NA | + | + | 18(615) | NA | 198(570) | 100 |
| tissue development | GO:0009888 | - | NA | + | NA | 25(935) | NA | 291(848) | NA |
| synapse assembly | GO:0007416 | + | NA | + | NA | 10(166) | NA | 62(140) | NA |
| oxidation-reduction process | GO:0055114 | + | - | - | + | 15(365) | NA | 176(336) | 164 |
| protein localization | GO:0008104 | + | NA | NA | - | 5(44) | NA | NA | 112 |
| modulation of synaptic transmission | GO:0050804 | + | NA | + | NA | 7(103) | NA | 41(89) | NA |
| morphogenesis of an epithelium | GO:0002009 | + | + | + | + | 3(19) | 10(160) | 198(524) | 44 |
| carbohydrate metabolic process | GO:0005975 | + | - | NA | NA | 16(363) | 16(193) | NA | NA |
| cellular carbohydrate metabolic process | GO:0044262 | + | - | NA | NA | 9(193) | 11(109) | NA | NA |
| carboxylic acid metabolic process | GO:0019752 | + | - | - | NA | 10(248) | 19(181) | 112(229) | NA |
| oxoacid metabolic process | GO:0043436 | + | - | - | NA | 10(249) | 19(181) | 113(230) | NA |
| organic acid metabolic process | GO:0006082 | + | - | - | NA | 11(290) | 19(181) | 127(268) | NA |
| multicellular organism reproduction | GO:0032504 | + | + | + | - | 5(49) | 20(373) | 234(745) | 183 |
| regulation of nervous system development | GO:0051960 | + | NA | + | + | 13(274) | NA | 39(83) | 21 |
| synapse organization | GO:0050808 | + | NA | + | + | 12(244) | NA | 82(195) | 14 |
| ion homeostasis | GO:0050801 | + | NA | NA | + | 6(99) | NA | NA | 14 |
| lumen formation, open tracheal system | GO:0035149 | + | NA | NA | + | 3(17) | NA | NA | 4 |
| learning or memory | GO:0007611 | + | NA | + | + | 7(142) | NA | 65(120) | 22 |
| regulation of cell morphogenesis | GO:0022604 | + | NA | + | + | 8(180) | NA | 66(152) | 32 |
| single-organism metabolic process | GO:0044710 | + | NA | - | NA | 43(1266) | NA | 442(1172) | NA |
| small molecule metabolic process | GO:0044281 | + | NA | - | NA | 19(617) | NA | 251(572) | NA |
| regulation of multicellular organismal dev. | GO:2000026 | + | NA | + | NA | 21(442) | NA | 158(380) | NA |
| multicellular organismal process | GO:0032501 | + | NA | + | NA | 77(3138) | NA | 780(2737) | NA |
| regulation of developmental process | GO:0050793 | + | NA | + | NA | 23(605) | NA | 199(524) | NA |
| single-multicellular organism process | GO:0044707 | + | NA | + | NA | 66(2660) | NA | 692(2349) | NA |
| regulation of anatomical structure morphogenesis | GO:0022603 | + | NA | + | NA | 13(255) | NA | 85(224) | NA |
| regulation of multicellular organismal process | GO:0051239 | + | NA | + | NA | 22(608) | NA | 197(524) | NA |
| single-organism process | GO:0044699 | + | NA | + | NA | 102(4866) | NA | 1124(4284) | NA |
| system development | GO:0048731 | + | NA | + | NA | 50(1997) | NA | 527(1766) | NA |
| cell-cell signaling | GO:0007267 | + | NA | + | NA | 19(554) | NA | 185(501) | NA |
| single-organism behavior | GO:0044708 | + | NA | + | NA | 13(333) | NA | 136(295) | NA |
| synaptic signaling | GO:0099536 | + | NA | + | NA | 11(258) | NA | 105(234) | NA |
| anterograde trans-synaptic signaling | GO:0098916 | + | NA | + | NA | 11(258) | NA | 105(234) | NA |
| chemical synaptic transmission | GO:0007268 | + | NA | + | NA | 11(258) | NA | 105(234) | NA |
| trans-synaptic signaling | GO:0099537 | + | NA | + | NA | 11(258) | NA | 105(234) | NA |
| multicellular organism development | GO:0007275 | + | NA | + | NA | 57(2423) | NA | 626(2136) | NA |
| localization | GO:0051179 | + | NA | + | NA | 44(1792) | NA | 467(1592) | NA |
| neuromuscular junction development | GO:0007528 | + | NA | + | NA | 8(161) | NA | 60(136) | NA |
| regulation of biological quality | GO:0065008 | + | NA | + | NA | 28(1023) | NA | 318(929) | NA |
| r. of synaptic growth at neuromuscular junction | GO:0008582 | + | NA | + | NA | 6(96) | NA | 41(80) | NA |
| regulation of neuromuscular junction development | GO:1904396 | + | NA | + | NA | 6(98) | NA | 41(82) | NA |
| single-organism cellular process | GO:0044763 | + | NA | + | NA | 89(4255) | NA | 979(3753) | NA |
| regulation of synapse assembly | GO:0051963 | + | NA | + | NA | 6(101) | NA | 42(85) | NA |
| cognition | GO:0050890 | + | NA | + | NA | 7(142) | NA | 65(120) | NA |
| regulation of cell differentiation | GO:0045595 | + | NA | + | NA | 11(297) | NA | 99(247) | NA |
Comparison of GO enriched terms between species. Csec: Cryptotermes secundus, CO: Cardiocondyla obscurior [43], Mb_MW: Macrotermes bellicosus major workers [18] and DM: Drosophila melanogaster [41]. A minus (-) sign stands for higher expression in the young compared to old individuals, and a plus sign (+) stands for higher expression in the old compared to young individuals. NA: not applicable since not differentially expressed. # genes: total number of differentially expressed genes with this enriched GO term, number in brackets is the total amount of genes expressed (background) with this GO term.