Table 4. Transposable element content in G. longicalyx vs. the sister clade (subsection Gossypium).
| Subsection Longiloba F-genome | Subsection Gossypium A-genome | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| G. longicalyx | G. herbaceum | G. arboreum | |
| Genome Size | 1311 | 1667 | 1711 |
| LTR/Gypsy (Ty3) | 557 | 876 | 943 |
| LTR/Copia (Ty1) | 39 | 43 | 41 |
| LTR, unspecified | 44 | 62 | 57 |
| DNA (all element types) | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| unknown | 18 | 27 | 25 |
| Total repetitive clustered | 660 | 1011 | 1067 |
| % genome is repet | 50% | 61% | 62% |
| % genome is gypsy | 42% | 53% | 55% |
| % repet is gypsy | 84% | 87% | 88% |