Table 1 Number of members in the four groups of MYB transcription factors in A. thaliana, P. equestris and D. officinale.

From: Mining MYB transcription factors from the genomes of orchids (Phalaenopsis and Dendrobium) and characterization of an orchid R2R3-MYB gene involved in water-soluble polysaccharide biosynthesis

Species

MYBR

2R-MYB

3R-MYB

Atypical MYB genes

Total

A. thaliana*

64

126

5

2

197

P. equestris

40

115

3

1

159

D. officinale

42

117

4

2

165

  1. *The MYB genes from A. thaliana provided by Dubos et al.10 and Stracke et al.74.