Table 1.
LTR-Retrotransposon Families Investigated in This Study
| Familya | Sizeb(kb) | Type | Pre-existing name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low- and middle-copy-number families | |||
| Family I | 5.8 | copia-like | Osr4 |
| Family II | 5.5 | copia-like | |
| Family III | 5.0 | gypsy-like | |
| Family IV | 7.1 | unknown | |
| Family V | 5.3 | copia-like | |
| Family VI | 18.0 | gypsy-like | Osr28 |
| Family VII | 11.7 | copia-like | |
| Family VIII | 10.0 | unknown | |
| Family IX | 4.7 | copia-like | Osr14 |
| Family X | 6.5 | copia-like | Osr1 |
| Family XI | 15.0 | gypsy-like | Osr41 |
| High-copy-number families | 9.2 | copia-like | Osr8 |
| 13.8 | gypsy-like | Osr30 |
a
Families I—VIII were randomly identified and selected, whereas other families were selected on the basis of McCarthy et al. 2002. Families II—V, VII and VIII were missed by McCarthy et al. 2002, accounting for 678 kb (22%) of the total 2991 kb of elements in the 11 low- and middle-copy-number families studied
b
Predicted size of full-length elements from assembled consensus sequence