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Table 1 Characterization of the Helena elements found in Drosophila genomes.

From: The evolutionary dynamics of the Helena retrotransposon revealed by sequenced Drosophila genomes

   

Length

 

Species

Size of the reference copy1 (bp)

Number of copies

Min

Max

Mean ± SE2

Percentage identity3

D. melanogaster 4

4,805

26

91

4,805

1,403 ± 160.0

80.40 ± 1.71

D. simulans 4

4,912

62

107

5,098

1,194 ± 130.0

96.10 ± 0.43

D. sechellia

4,888

181

84

4,888

775 ± 73.3

94.11 ± 0.29

D. yakuba

1,755

25

80

1,755

712 ± 109.0

95.95 ± 0.68

D. erecta

2,606

7

182

2,606

909 ± 358.0

92.85 ± 1.11

D. ananassae

4,056

40

83

4,056

812 ± 55.0

91.51 ± 0.74

D. mojavensis

4,502

41

105

4,502

1,624 ± 204.0

94.87 ± 1.07

D. virilis

561

13

81

569

384 ± 49.3

91.70 ± 1.13

  1. 1Length of the reference copy;
  2. 2Mean and standard error of the length between Helena copies;
  3. 3Mean and standard error (in parentheses) of percentage identity between Helena copies and the reference sequence
  4. 4Helena copies [18]