Research Article

Identification of Immune Related LRR-Containing Genes in Maize (Zea mays L.) by Genome-Wide Sequence Analysis

Table 2

Comparison of duplications of genes of NB-LRR and LRR-RLK in maize genome.

Gene typeNBS-LRRLRR-RLK

Total number of genes151226

Single-gene families94117
Single-genes94117
Singletons56100

Multigene families1646
Multigenes56110
Maximal family members145
Average members per family3.52.4
Paired genes1436
Number of gene clusters90
Clustered genes420
Percentage of multigenes37.0948.67