Table 1 Summary of terminal repeat retrotransposons in miniature in 43 sequenced plant genomes

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Solanum/Solanaceae

6

4

10

560

9,162

0.32

Currant Tomato (Solanum pimpinellifolium)

Solanum/Solanaceae

7

4

11

178

10,199

0.29

Potato (Solanum tuberosum)

Solanum/Solanaceae

4

5

9

451

12,473

0.46

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

Cucumis/Cucurbitaceae

4

4

30

2,816

0.21

Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)

Cucumis/Cucurbitaceae

3

3

44

2,072

0.09

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

Citrullus/Cucurbitaceae

5

5

228

4,779

0.21

Plum blossom (Prunus mume)

Prunus mume/Rosaceae

5

2

7

83

5,719

0.47

Apple (Malus x domestica)

Malus/Rosaceae

7

7

2,043

25,835

0.74

Pear (Pyrus bretschneideri)

Pyrus/Rosaceae

6

1

7

2,286

20,092

1.26

Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

Fragaria/Rosaceae

4

4

132

1,605

0.18

Marijuana (Cannabis sativa)

Cannabis/Cannabaceae

5

1

6

362

14,147

0.55

Lotus (Lotus japonicus)

Lotus/Fabaceae

6

2

1

9

379

7,943

0.88

Barrel medic (Medicago truncatula)

Medicago/Fabaceae

7

1

8

46

8,416

0.56

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum)

Cicer/Faboideae

2

2

102

1,499

0.21

Soybean (Glycine max)

Glycine/Faboideae

9

1

6

16

261

10,102

0.25

Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)

Cajanus/Faboideae

9

3

1

13

840

20,915

0.67

Barbados nut (Jatropha curcas)

Jatropha/Euphorbiaceae

5

2

7

177

3,390

0.28

Flax (Linum usitatissimum)

Linum/Linaceae

3

2

5

71

4,149

0.33

Castor bean plant (Ricinus communis)

Ricinus/Euphorbiaceae

2

2

90

385

0.02

Poplar (Populus trichocarpa)

Populus/Salicaceae

5

1

6

839

5,292

0.28

Thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana)

Arabidopsis/Brassicaceae

5

3

8

36

876

0.09

Lyrate rockcress (Arabidopsis lyrata)

Arabidopsis/Brassicaceae

9

5

14

259

1,724

0.25

Pallus (Thellungiella salsuginea)

Thellungiella/Brassicaceae

9

1

10

98

1,406

0.16

Turnip mustard (Brassica rapa)

Brassica/Brassicaceae

9

1

10

269

3,030

0.26

Eutrema parvulum (Thellungiella parvula)

Eutrema/Brassicaceae

3

1

4

25

539

0.10

Papaya (Carica papaya)

Carica/Caricaceae

1

1

5

897

0.09

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao)

Theobroma/Malvaceae

1

1

45

360

0.03

Cotton (Gossypium raimondii)

Gossypium/Malvaceae

1

2

3

19

19,008

0.35

Grape (Vitis vinifera)

Vitis/Vitaceae

4

1

5

228

8,890

0.34

Sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)

Citrus/Rutaceae

2

1

3

30

1,180

0.09

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)

Sorghum/Poaceae

1

5

6

282

2,922

0.11

Maize (Zea mays)

Zea/Poaceae

1

3

3

7

1,361

9,036

0.12

Foxtail (Setaria italica)

Setaria/Poaceae

1

4

5

129

1,032

0.07

Rice japonica (Oryza sativa, japonica)

Oryza/Poaceae

2

9

11

379

2,911

0.18

Rice indica (Oryza sativa, indica)

Oryza/Poaceae

2

9

11

364

3,252

0.19

Brachyantha (Oryza brachyantha)

Oryza/Poaceae

2

8

1

11

116

1,506

0.15

Purple false brome (Brachypodium distachyon)

Brachypodium/Poaceae

1

2

2

5

75

1,685

0.15

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)

Phoenix/Arecaceae

2

7

9

777

13,358

0.78

Banana (Musa acuminata)

Musa/Musaceae

2

2

126

4,577

0.23

Spikemoss (Selaginella moellendorffii)

Selaginella/Selaginellaceae

2

6

8

1,177

10,158

1.19

Green alga (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii)

Chlamydomonas/Chlamydomonadaceae

1

5

6

31

1,349

0.21

Volvox (Volvox carteri)

Volvox/Volvocaceae

5

5

292

2,052

0.27

Irish moss (Chondrus crispus)

Chondrus/Gigartinaceae

3

3

75

422

0.09

Total

159

78

52

289