Research Article

Discovery of Novel Leaf Rust Responsive microRNAs in Wheat and Prediction of Their Target Genes

Table 2

Statistics of the characterized parameters of wheat miRNA precursors.

ParameterMeanStandard deviation Minimum Maximum

MFE (ΔG, −kcal/mol)44.6221.8617.4143.4
AMFE (ΔG, −kcal/mol)36.0113.6613.6362.67
MFEI (ΔG, −kcal/mol)1.070.630.383.8
Length (nt)139.7691.7659660
(G + C)%37.3913.477.975.58
(U + A)%61.413.5624.4292.13
A%30.27.88.4547.19
C%18.467.035.5239.43
G%19.387.22.2244.65
U%31.837.1312.6249.65
A/U ratio0.960.220.461.07
C/G ratio10.360.412.5