Table 1.
Sanger and 454 results compared to the seven most abundant LTR retrotransposon families in maize
| Most Abundant LRPs in Maize (a) | Percent Genome Composition | Element Size (kb) | LTR Size (kb) | Sanger: Best Build Size (bp) | Sanger: Number of Builds | 454: Best Build Size (bp) | 454: Number of Builds |
| Huck | 10.7 | 11–14 | 1.6 | 23706 (FL) | 8 | 11269 (F) | 10 |
| Ji | 9.4 | 8.5–10 | 1.3 | 10041 (FL) | 4 | 9432 (FL) | 3 |
| Opie | 7.1 | 6.5–9 | 1.3 | 8150 (FL) | 3 | 9599 (FL) | 2 |
| Zeon | 4.8 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 7412 (FL) | 7 | 1225 (I) | 4 |
| Grande | 3.9 | 10.5–13.5 | 0.6 | 8469 (F) | 4 | 6459 (I) | 3 |
| Cinful | 3.5 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 7264 (F) | 5 | 1600 (I) | 4 |
| Xilon (b) | 3.1 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 8971 (I) | 1 | 2107 (I) | 5 |
(a) Percent genome composition data from Meyers et al. 2001.
(b) Xilon percent genome composition from Meyers, pers. comm.
FL = Builds representing full-length copies of repeat families, F = Builds representing fragmented copies of repeat families, I = Incomplete builds