Number of loci down-regulated at sRNA level in rdrp-1- and rdrp-2- mutantsa.

aTotal number of loci (with normalized abundance of more than 50 reads per million) showing a fourfold or higher reduction in the rdrp- mutant strains compared to the wild type.bLoci that show the reduction only in the rdrp-1- or rdrp-2- mutants are considered separated from those with reduced levels of sRNAs in both rdrp-1- and rdrp-2- strains (see S1 Fig). Numbers in parentheses show the number of loci of each category that are dicer-independent. The dicer-dependent loci were considered in the esRNA classes already described [11].cMost of the loci which are rdrp-2-dependent also showed a reduction in sRNA accumulation in the rdrp-1- mutant, although the values did not reach the threshold.Number of loci down-regulated at sRNA level in rdrp-1- and rdrp-2- mutantsa.