For ago2, the gene was significantly upregulated on days 1, 2, and 3 after infection (p = 0.0030, <0.0001, and <0.0001, respectively; Figure 4a), while for dcr2 an upregulation was observed on days 2 and 3 (p = 0.017 and <0.0001, respectively; Figure 4b). Here, AGO2 is linked to infection.