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. 2014 May 2;9(5):e91929. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091929

Table 1. Comparison of the classifications obtained with the PASTEC, TEClass and RepClass tools.

PASTEC (Wicker's) Class PASTEC (Wicker's) Order TEClass Class TEClass Order RepClass Class RepClass Order
Class I (Retrotransposons)
LTR Retro LTR Class I LTR/DIRS/PLE
DIRS Retro LTR Class I LTR/DIRS/PLE
PLE Retro LINE Class I LTR/DIRS/PLE
LARD* Retro na Class I na
TRIM* Retro na Class I na
LINE Retro LINE Class I LINE/SINE
SINE Retro SINE Class I LINE/SINE
Class II (DNA transposons)
TIR DNA DNA Class II TIR/Crypton/Polinton
MITE* DNA DNA Class II TIR/Crypton/Polinton
Crypton DNA na Class II TIR/Crypton/Polinton
Helitron DNA na Class II Helitron
Maverick DNA na Class II TIR/Crypton/Polinton

Notes: (*) Non-autonomous element. na: not considered by the tool.