Active Alu Element “A-Tails”: Size Does Matter

Table 2.

Subfamily Distribution of Alu Elements With Long “A-Tails” Retrieved From the Human Genome Draft

Alu subfamily A-tail with ≥40 A A-tail with ≥50 A
Total members Percent (%) Total members Percent (%)
J 74 7.2 7 5.6
S 465 45.5 51 40.5
Y/Yc1 313 30.6 34 27.0
Ya5/Ya5a2 113 11.1 26 20.6
Yb8/Yb9 57 5.6 8 6.3
Total 1022 100 126 100

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  1. Published in Advance August 21, 2002, doi: 10.1101/gr.384802 Genome Res. 12: 1333-1344

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