...of transposable elements (TEs). For example, 46% of the human consists of TEs (Hoyt et al. 2022). In maize, in which TEs were first discovered,
the is 85% TE sequences, of which 75% are long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons (Schnable et al. 2009). In many species,
TEs are intertwined with genes and...