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Table 4 Repetitive element composition of the minor and major ULBP gene clusters

From: Genomic organization and evolution of the ULBP genes in cattle

Repetitive element

Minor ULBP cluster

Major ULBP cluster

SINE

5,681 bp (10.1%)

37,368 bp (8.8%)

LINE

9,973 bp (17.7%)

69,177 bp (16.3%)

LTR

2,406 bp (4.3%)

18,161 bp (4.3%)

DNA (including MER1/2)

2,388 bp (4.2%)

14,749 bp (3.5%)

Small RNA

0 bp (0.0%)

219 bp (0.1%)

Satellites

0 bp (0.0%)

0 bp (0.0%)

Simple repeats

893 bp (1.6%)

2,446 bp (0.6%)

Low complexity

394 bp (0.7%)

1,614 bp (0.4%)

Total repetitive elements

21,735 bp (38.6%)

143,734 bp (34.0%)

  1. Repetitive element statistics were generated only from genomic regions flanked by ULBP loci. These include 56,390 bp of the minor cluster and 423,435 bp of the major cluster.