LTR-retrotransposon dynamics in common fig (Ficus carica L.) genome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long Terminal Repeat retrotransposons (LTR-REs) are repetitive DNA sequences that constitute a large part of the genome. The improvement of sequencing technologies and sequence assembling strategies has achieved genome sequences with much greater reliability than those of the past, especially in relation to repetitive DNA sequences.

Results

In this study, we analysed the genome of Ficus carica L., obtained using third generation sequencing technologies and recently released, to characterise the complete complement of full-length LTR-REs to study their dynamics during fig genome evolution. A total of 1867 full-length elements were identified. Those belonging to the Gypsy superfamily were the most abundant; among these, the Chromovirus/Tekay lineage was the most rep

SUBMITTER: Vangelisti A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8127270 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature