Table 2. Number of GATA genes having alternative splicing forms in 19 A. thaliana genomes.

A. thaliana genome	Edi0, Ct1, Can0, Bur0, No0, Oy0, Po0, Rsch4, Sf2, Tsu0, Wil2, Wu0, and Zu0	Hi0, Ler0, Mt0, and Ws0	Kn0	Col0	Total
# of GATA genes (A)	30	29	30	30	566
# of GATA genes having alternative splicing forms (B)	9	8	10	9	168
# of GATA alternative splicing forms from GATA genes containing alternative splicing forms	20	18	22	21	375
Average number of alternative splicing forms of GATA genes	1.37	1.34	1.40	1.40	1.37
Ratio (B/A)	30%	27.59%	33.33%	30%	29.68%