Table 4 Number and type of transposable elements (TEs) in retained introns
Class of TE | Type of TE | Number of TEs inserted in maize retained introns | Number of TEs inserted in teosinte retained introns |
|---|---|---|---|
I | LTR/Copia | 11 | 0 |
I | LTR/Gypsy | 11 | 0 |
I | LTR/unknow | 2 | 0 |
I | LINE | 30 | 2 |
II | hAT | 14 | 0 |
II | Helitron | 19 | 5 |
II | En-spm | 5 | 1 |
II | Stowaway | 5 | 0 |
II | Others | 6 | 0 |
Total TEs | 108 | 9 | |
Number of the retained intron with TE | 98 | 9 | |
Total number of retained introns | 9,299 | 3,547 | |