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Table 1 The 21 PEM patterns with their corresponding SV type

From: The fine-scale architecture of structural variants in 17 mouse genomes

PEM pattern

Brief description

SV type

H1

Deletion of unique sequence

Simple

H2

Deletion of repeat sequence (for example, LINE, SINE, ERV)

Simple

H3

Deletions separated by small normal copy (Del+Nml+Del)

Simple

H4

Typical inversion

Simple

H5

Inversion co-occurring with deletion(s)

Complex

H6

Insertion of unique sequence (de novo sequence)

Simple

H7

Insertion of repeat sequence (for example, LINE, SINE, ERV)

Simple

H8

Tandem duplication

Simple

H9

Inverted tandem duplication

Complex

H10

Dispersed copy number gains

Simple

H11

Deletion or inversion within copy number gain

Complex

Q1

Deletion due to microsatellite size polymorphism

Simple

Q2

Deletion of unique sequence co-occurring with insertion

Complex

Q3

Deletion of repeat sequence co-occurring with insertion

Complex

Q4

Large deletion

Simple

Q5

Linked small gain causing a false deletion

Simple

Q6

False deletion due to retrotransposed pseudogene

False

Q7

Deletion due to VNTR

VNTR

Q8

Inversion co-occurring with insertion

Complex

Q9

Inverted linked small gain causing a false inversion

Simple

Q10

False inversion due to inverted retrotransposed pseudogene

False

  1. ERV, endogenous retrovirus; VNTR, variable number tandem repeat.