Table 2 Sorghum candidate genes studied, their predicted and amplified sizes in base pairs,% of gene targeted, BLAST scores and E values with sorghum, their percentage similarities with homologous loci in Arabidopsis thaliana (At) and rice (Os) obtained by direct nucleotide sequence comparisons
Gene | Predicted size (bp) | Fragment size (bp) | % of gene targeted | BLAST score sorghum | E value | Similarity Arabidopsis % | Homologous At locus | Similarity rice % | Homologous Os locus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRY1-b1 | 3954 | 726 | 18 | 1236.4 | 0 | 38 | NM_116961 | 50 | AB073546 |
CRY2-2 | 3971 | 657 | 17 | 1160.9 | 0 | 57 | AY05744 | 53 | AJ298877 |
SbD8 | 2653 | 531 | 27 | 910.0 | 0 | 56 | NM_105306 | 82 | AB262980 |
Hd6 | 6454 | 807 | 13 | 425.1 | 6.2e-117 | 46 | ATHCK2B | 52 | AB036788 |
GI | 8589 | 960 | 11 | 1703.1 | 0 | 57 | NM_102124 | 83 | AJ133787 |
LHY-4 | 2110 | 706 | 25 | 1322.0 | 0 | 37 | NM_001197953 | 65 | NM_001067567 |