Fig. 5.

Overview of gene expression in Moso bamboo shoots at four growth and developmental stages. a Venn diagram of gene expression at the top of bamboo shoots at four growth and developmental stages. b Venn diagram of gene expression in the base of bamboo shoots at four growth and developmental stages. c Correlation heatmap of the top part of bamboo shoots at four growth and developmental stages. d Correlation heatmap of bamboo shoot basal parts at four growth and developmental stages. Each oval area of different colours in the Venn diagram represents the genes screened based on the expression level at the respective growth stage, and the data show the numbers of shared and specific genes at the different growth and developmental stages. The sum of all the numbers inside the oval represents the total number of genes at the respective growth stage. The numbers in intersecting regions show the number of shared genes at those stages. In the heatmaps, the right and lower sides represent bamboo shoots at different growth and developmental stages, while the left and upper sides represent sample clusters. The blocks of different colours indicate the correlations between any two growth and developmental stages