Table 4 Biological samples used for each experiment in the current work.

From: Protein-coding genes in B chromosomes of the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans

Experiment

Technique

Sex

Body part

Bs

N

B chromosome gene content

Illumina WGS

Male

Hind leg

0

1

4

1

qPCR (DNA)

Male

Body

0

2

1

6

2

5

3

1

B chromosome expression

Illumina RNA-seq

Female

Full body

0

1

1

1

qPCR (cDNA)

Male

Body/Testes

0

2

1

7

2

8

3

6

Female

Body/Ovary

0

4

1

8

2

8

3

1

  1. Bs = number of B chromosomes; N = number of individuals.