Stem-loop RT-PCR and RT-qPCR validation of A. c. cerana DEmiRNAs. (A–C) Stem-loop RT-PCR validation of miR-6547-x, miR-7311-x, and novel-m0008-3p; (G–I) Stem-loop RT-PCR validation of miR-2779-y, miR-3726-x, and miR-1788-y; (M,N) Stem-loop RT-PCR validation of miR-3319-y and miR-1672-x; (D–F) RT-qPCR validation of miR-6547-x, miR-7311-x, and novel-m0008-3p; (J–L) RT-qPCR validation of miR-2779-y, miR-3726-x, and miR-1788-y; (O,P) RT-qPCR validation of miR-3319-y and miR-1672-x; snRNA U6 was used as a positive control in Stem-loop RT-PCR and reference gene in RT-qPCR. The experiment was performed three times using three independent biological samples. The left two charts showed the result of RT-qPCR of selected DEmiRNA (in light gray), while the right two charts showed the differential expression (log2(Fold change)) of the same selected DEmiRNA from sRNA-seq data (in dark gray). RT-qPCR data are represented as the mean ± SD.