*2.6. Chromosomal Mapping of CsLEA Genes*

*C. songorica* genome has in total twenty chromosomes. Positions of the 44 *CsLEA* genes on 15 different *C. songorica* chromosomes were estimated (Figure 4). Genes from the same subfamily were mostly found on different chromosomes, suggesting a strategy to exert their functions across the whole *C. songorica* genome. However, genes in the *LEA\_5* and *Dehydrin* subfamily were mostly found in clusters on the 14th, 15th and 18th chromosome.
