Table 1 Families of interspersed DNA repeats identified in the L. incisa mitochondrial genome

LIMP

19

(AACCA) _m [AATGAAA or TTTCATT](TGGTT) _n

Repetitive palindrome; 2 ≤ (m,n) ≤13

Repeat_2

16

GCCTGTACAAATCTCTGCCCAACCGTAATGAAATGGTTGGCAAAAGAAAAAGAAATGGTGAGAGTAATCAAATGGTTGGCTC

Three copies interrupted by a LIMP; four copies next to LIMPs

Repeat_3

6

CCAGTTAAAATGAATGGCAAAAAACAAATGGTTGG

Repeat_4

8

CTCCACACCATTTCATTAATCTCTGATTTGTTCA

Repeat_5

7

TTTGGTTTGGTTTGGTTACAAATCAGAGAAAAGCAGGGGCTC

Six copies overlapping LIMPs

Repeat_6

5

TTACGGTTGGGCAGAGAAAAAAGGCAACCGTGAAAAAAAAAGCTGCGGT

three copies overlapping LIMPs

Repeat_7

5

AATCTCTGATTTGTTCAGGAACAACTGGTTGGG

All copies adjacent to LIMPs