Summary of Mobile Elements in the Human Genome
| Element | Percent of total genome | Copy number |
| L1 (LINE) | 16.9 | 0.5 × 106 |
| Alu (SINE) | 10.6 | 1.1 × 106 |
| L2 (LINE) | 3.2 | 0.3 × 106 |
| MIR (SINE) | 2.5 | 0.46 × 106 |
| LTR elements | 8.3 | 0.3 × 106 |
| DNA elements | 2.8 | 0.3 × 106 |
| Processed pseudogenes | <1.0 | 1–2 × 104 |
| Total | ∼45 | ∼3 × 106 |