Table 4 Distribution of super gene families belonging to the different functional categories across the five comparisons

Number of differentiated transcripts

883

259

422

453

501

Number of annotated transcripts

154

67

96

91

129

Cell protection/immunity

12

5

5

7

7

Detoxification

1

1

2

1

2

Energy metabolism/respiration

19

8

12

12

12

Growth/differentiation/development

14

4

12

8

9

Membrane transporters/carrier proteins

2

2

2

1

2

Signal transduction

8

2

0

3

5

Structural/junctional complex

4

0

2

1

1

Transcription/translation

3

1

1

1

2