Fraction of genome that is DNA-Transposons
| Value | 1.92 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Rice Oryza sativa |
| Reference | Li W, Zhang P, Fellers JP, Friebe B, Gill BS. Sequence composition, organization, and evolution of the core Triticeae genome. Plant J. 2004 Nov40(4):500-11PubMed ID15500466 |
| Primary Source | Mao L, Wood TC, Yu Y, Budiman MA, Tomkins J, Woo S, Sasinowski M, Presting G, Frisch D, Goff S, Dean RA, Wing RA. Rice transposable elements: a survey of 73,000 sequence-tagged-connectors. Genome Res. 2000 Jul10(7):982-90.PubMed ID10899147 |
| Method | The rice genome (430 Mb) consists of 16% TEs (Transposable Elements) in a proportion of 88% retroelements and 12% DNA transposons. Multiplying 16% by 0.12 gives 1.92% DNA transposons out of genome |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 103836 |