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Predicted miRNA-binding sites (BSs) were identified in 138 of 170 rice NAC genes (81.2%), 110 of 130 rice MYB genes (84.6%), 87 of 189 maize NAC genes (46.0%), and 117 of 203 maize MYB genes (57.6%), corresponding to 591, 480, 331, and 487 predicted sites, respectively. Members of the miR164 family predominated among NAC candidates in both species, whereas MYB transcripts showed greater miRNA diversity. The analysis recovered the established miR164\u2013NAC and miR159\u2013MYB modules as positive benchmarks. In contrast, miR5075-3p\u2013LOC_Os04g38740.1 emerged as a leading novel transcript-specific candidate, with concordant computational support from MirTarget and psRNATarget. 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