Table 2.

Characteristics of the LTR-retrotransposon families, RE128-84; Pipoka and Athena. Conserved DNA sequence used as probes; transposition autonomy character; superfamily; primers for amplification; sequences, sizes and names of the amplified DNA.

RT-LTR	Superfamily	Primers	Name and fragment size (bp)	DNA conserved sequences
Athena non-autonomous	-	Athena-FWD CCATCATAATTATCATAGTTGTGG Athena-REV CTCCAAACCAAGAGGGTGATAAC	Conserved-Ath 618	TTATGGAAAGGAAGGGATCCCATAACTCATCCCAAGTCAAGGTTTCATTACGTTTTAAACCACTTTTTCATCAATTTTGAGTCTTACTTGTTTATATTAGATACATAGTTCTTTTATTCCTTCATTAGTTTATTAATTACAATTTTGCCTTGTTCTTTTATCTCTTTATTGTTTACTTCAAACATTGAAAACCCTTTTGATCTTCACAACCAATTTTATGCACTTGTTGTCACTAGTTCCTAGGGAGAACAAATACTCTCGGTATATATATTTGCTTTGAATTGTGACAATCTTTAGAGTAATAATTTGACTATTGGCCAATTGTTGGTTCGAAGCTATACTTGCAACGAAGATCTATTTGGAGAAAATTCCAACCTACAATTTGGTCTTTGTCAAATTTTGGCGCCGTTGCCGGGGAGCTAATGTCATGAGTGCTATATTTTGGTTGTTGTAAATATGTCCATAGTATGAATAGATACTTTTTGGTTGCTTGTTTATTTTTGTTGGTAATTAGGATTTTGTTTATTTTGTTAATTGATGTCTTTAGTTGTTATTTTCAATTTTCTCTATGA
RE128-84 autonomous	Ty1-Copia	RE128-84-FWD CCACTAGATCCTCAAGCAAG RE128-84-REV AGAAGGCACTAAGCCTTTC	Revtrans-RE 558	AGCAAGAAGCAAGTAGAACCGAGCAATGTTGCCTTCTTGTCCCAATTGGAGCCTCTCAATGTGAAACAAGATCTTGAAGACCCCTCATGGGTTAAAGCCATGGAAAAAGAGCTGGCACAATTTGAAAAGAATGAGGTGTGGACACTTGTACCAAATCCAAATGATAAGAAGGTAACCGGTACAAGGTGGATTTTTAAAAATAAATTGGTTGAGGATGGTAGTGTTGTTCGTAACAAGGCTAGATTAATGGCCCAAGGTTACGATCAAGAAGAAGGAATTGATTTTGATGAGTCATTTTCCCCGGTAGCTAGAATGGAAGCAATTAGGTTGCTTCTTGCCTATGCTGCCCACAAGGGTTTTCAAGATGTTCCAAATGGATGTCAGATGTGCATTCCTTAATGGTTTTATAGATAGGGAAGTATTTGTGACTCAACCCCTCGGTTTTGAAAGTAAAGAATTTCCAAACCATGTTTTTAAATTATCAAAGGCTCTTTATGGCCTTAGGCAAGCTCCAAGAGCTCGGTAT
Pipoka autonomous	Ty3-Gypsy	Pipoka-FWD CCACATTGCTTTAGAGGATC Pipoka-REV GCTTGTCAAAAGCCTCCATGC	Revtrans-Pip 535	AAGAAAAAACAACCTTTACATGCCCCTTTGGCACTTATGCCTACAAGCGTATGCCATTTGGCTTATGCAACGCACCGGTAACTTTCCAAAGGTGTATGATGAGCATATTTGCAGATCTTCAAGAGCATTGGATGGAGGTGTTCATGGACGATTTTAGTGTCTATGGGGACTCTTTTGATCTTTGCTTGGACAACCTTGCAAAAGTGTTGGAGAGGTGTACTAAAACAAATATTGTCTTAAATTTTGAGAAGTGTCATTTTATGGTTAGACAAGGTATTGTTTTAGGACACATTATCTCTAACGATGGTATTTCTATGGATCCAGCAAAGATAAATGTTATATCTAGTTTACCTTACCCCTCCTCCGAGAGGGAAGTCCGTGCGTTCCTTGGACATACAGGTTTTTACTGGTGATTTATTAAGGACTTTAGCAAGGTGGCATTACCTCTATCTTGATTGTTGCAAAAAGACGTTGAATTTGATCGAAGCAAAGAGT