Table 2.
Occurrence of transposable elements (TEs) in the B. alternatus venom gland cDNA library.
| Family | Name | Genus in which originally described | B. alternatus unisequences |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTE | BovB | Vipera (snake) | 120 |
| CR1 | CR1_HS | Homo (human) | 19 |
| L2 | LINE2_CH1 | Crotalus (snake) | 15 |
| hAT | HAT3_MD | Monodelphis (rat) | 13 |
| L2 | LINE2_NT1 | Natrix (snake) | 8 |
| hAT-Charlie | SPIN_Ml | Myotis (bat) | 6 |
| hAT-Charlie | URR1_Xt | Xenopus (frog) | 4 |
| L2 | LINE2_WA1 | Walterinnesia (snake) | 3 |
| hAT-Charlie | SPIN_Og | Otolemur (primate) | 3 |
| TcMar-Tc1 | Tc1-3_Xt | Xenopus (frog) | 3 |
| hAT-Charlie | nhAT4b_ML | Myotis (bat) | 2 |
| hAT-Charlie | SPIN_NA_6_Et | Echinops (plant) | 2 |
| Sauria | AFESINE | Azemiops (snake) | 1 |
| R4 | Rex6 | Takifugu (fish) | 1 |
| TcMar-Tc1 | Tc1-2_FR | Takifugu (fish) | 1 |
| TcMar-Tc1 | TZF28B | Danio (fish) | 1 |
The most frequently encountered TE was BovB, also identified in Vipera.