Table 1 Pearson's correlation coefficient values between the four types of methylation alteration at the CCGG sites detected by MSAP and mPing activity in each or all three rice (ssp. indica) genotypes

V14

Excision

0.230

0.731

0.729

-0.196

Insertion

0.543

0.723

0.806*

-0.176

V27

Excision

0.242

-0.255

0.064

0.208

Insertion

0.843*

0.499

0.767*

0.703

R09

Excision

0.472

0.555

0.866*

-0.012

Insertion

0.503

0.132

0.403

0.498

All

Excision

0.488*

0.510*

0.253

0.664**

Insertion

0.728**

0.704**

0.558**

0.756**