Table 5.

Estimated Copies per Genome of Several Maize Retrotransposons

Element or species Copy # Estimate 0.1X SSC[ii] Copy # Estimate 1.0X SSC[ii]
ANLI [i]
Zea mays 9400–20,10017,300–47,500
Zea diploperennis 4800–10,3006500–18,000
Zea luxurians 10,300–21,90017,300–47,500
Zea perennis 10,850–23,45012,250–33,950
Tripsacum 200–5001400–3900
Sorghum bicolor 400–800200–500
Zeon-1 [i]
Zea mays 6200–12,00012,900–32,400
Zea diploperennis 1500–28003800–9500
Zea luxurians 9000–17,50020,200–50,800
Zea perennis 3900–770010,900–27,300
Tripsacum 500–1100600–1600
Sorghum bicolor 100–300300–900
Prem-2 [i]
Zea mays 19,100–59,30034,800–124,000
Zea diploperennis 4800–14,50010,300–36,800
Zea luxurians 19,700–61,20034,000–121,100
Zea perennis 13,300–41,70021,700–77,400
Tripsacum 600–18001200–4100
Sorghum bicolor 0800–2900
Gypsy 6d16 [i]
Zea mays 2100–50002800–9000
Zea diploperennis 300–800800–2500
Zea luxurians 3900–90005400–17,300
Zea perennis 2100–53003200–9800
Tripsacum 0100–300
Sorghum bicolor 00–200
Huck-2 [i]
Zea mays 165,700–236,000286,100–515,300
Zea diploperennis 73,500–104,800113,500–204,800
Zea luxurians 246,900–351,800404,000–727,700
Zea perennis 70,700–101,200174,700–314,300
Tripsacum 35,600–50,80079,100–142,400
Sorghum bicolor 0100–300
Opie-2 [i]
Zea mays 64,500–130,60090,400–337,200
Zea diploperennis 27,000–100,50053,300–108,000
Zea luxurians 58,500–118,30086,600–323,000
Zea perennis 32,900–66,50057,100–212,500
Tripsacum 1000–20009800–36,600
Sorghum bicolor 0100–400

[i] Spotted DNAs were the same regions noted in Table 2.

[ii] The copy number per genome is given as a range based on the minimum and maximum estimates from the dilution series. Signals were determined by phosphorimager.