Type of element | Relationship of distances | Events in the evolution |
---|---|---|
Specific | d intra <D | Post-divergence insertion |
 | d intra > D | Pre-divergence insertion, then intra-element reversible recombination |
Shared | d inter = D <d intra | Pre-divergence insertion |
 | d inter <D <d intra | Pre-divergence insertion, then ISNR between two genomes |
 | d inter <d intra <D | Post-divergence insertion. Recombination between two genomes generates one counterpart |
 | Other patterns | Insertion of two elements at the same locus, etc. |