Table 1.
Families of interspersed DNA repeats identified in the L. incisa mitochondrial genome
| Repeat name | # of copies | Consensus sequencea | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIMP | 19 | (AACCA)m[AATGAAA or TTTCATT](TGGTT)n | Repetitive palindrome; 2 ≤ (m,n) ≤13 |
| Repeat_2 | 16 | GCCTGTACAAATCTCTGCCCAACCGTAATGAAATGGTTGGCAAAAGAAAAAGAAATGGTGAGAGTAATCAAATGGTTGGCTC | Three copies interrupted by a LIMP; four copies next to LIMPs |
| Repeat_3 | 6 | CCAGTTAAAATGAATGGCAAAAAACAAATGGTTGG | |
| Repeat_4 | 8 | CTCCACACCATTTCATTAATCTCTGATTTGTTCA | |
| Repeat_5 | 7 | TTTGGTTTGGTTTGGTTACAAATCAGAGAAAAGCAGGGGCTC | Six copies overlapping LIMPs |
| Repeat_6 | 5 | TTACGGTTGGGCAGAGAAAAAAGGCAACCGTGAAAAAAAAAGCTGCGGT | three copies overlapping LIMPs |
| Repeat_7 | 5 | AATCTCTGATTTGTTCAGGAACAACTGGTTGGG | All copies adjacent to LIMPs |
apalindromic positions are underlined