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Table 2 LTR retrotransposon frequencies in the three species estimated with two different methods

From: Transposon fingerprinting using low coverage whole genome shotgun sequencing in Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) and related species

Reference based mapping

 

T. cacao

T. grandiflorum

H. balanensis

LTR/Gypsy

9%

2%

0.6%

LTR/Copia

7%

2%

0.5%

Graph based clustering

 

T. cacao

T. grandiflorum

H. balanensis

LTR/Gypsy

10%

10%

4%

LTR/Copia

5%

9%

7%

  1. Comparison of estimated LTR retrotransposon frequencies as percentages of the genome, calculated with reference based mapping (upper half) and graph based clustering (lower half). Within T. cacao there is little discrepancy between the methods. Heterologous mapping between species produces different results suggesting that graph-based clustering may be more appropriate for inter-species comparisons (see Discussion).