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Table 6 The distribution of repetitive DNA in putative heterochromatin and euchromatin in assembled anchored genome of T. castaneum

From: Analysis of repetitive DNA distribution patterns in the Tribolium castaneum genome

Repeat element

Total length (kb)

Amount in heterochromatin (kb)

Amount in euchromatin (kb)

Percentage in heterochromatin

Percentage in euchromatin

Total anchored DNA

137,758

54,754

83,004

39.70

60.30

HighA

8,729

5,633

3,096

64.53

35.47

Mid

8,769

5,633

3,096

59.00

41.00

Low

4,915

2,893

2,022

58.86

41.14

HighB

2,045

267

1,778

13.06

86.94

Non-LTR

1,370

962

408

70.22

29.78

LTR

1,042

896

312

74.17

25.83

DNA transposon

2,579

1,963

616

76.11

23.89

Microsatellite

439

188

251

42.82

57.18

Minisatellite

2,593

1,152

1,441

44.43

55.57

Tandem satellites

2,621

646

1,975

24.65

75.35