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. 2020 Jun 2;9:4. doi: 10.1186/s13619-020-00046-4

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Retrotransposon classification. A tree diagram of transposons. Well-known classes and subclasses are listed, and mouse/human specific families are highlighted. Transposons are divided into two classes by the type of transposition. Retrotransposons are classified into two types according to the encoding transposase. ERVs are the most popular elements studied in LTRs. In LINE1 subfamilies, L1MA4–1 and L1PB3–1 are already extinct, and L1PA evolved as a single lineage