The FBT subfamily consisting of TUB domain (first detected in mouse to be involved in controlling obesity [55]) consisted of 10 members in chickpea as was also observed in Arabidopsis [50] whereas the rice and M. truncatula FBT subfamilies comprised of 14 members [52] and 7 members [4], respectively. This evidence concerns the gene TUB and obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency.