Figure 1From: Maize genome in motionRetrotransposons collectively comprise 76% of the maize genome. In this preliminary analysis of the draft genome sequence by Josh Stein (MGSC, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, USA) it is clear that just the gypsy family huck element plus the copia relative ji make up nearly one-quarter of the genome - about 600 Mb. Image courtesy of Richard Wilson and Josh Stein.Back to article page