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When an LTR retrotransposon inserts itself into host DNA, a short (usually 4-6 bp) segment of host DNA is replicated at the site of insertion.
The level of nucleotide identity seen between LTRs of a particular element, usually referred to as intra-element percent LTR nucleotide identity (%LNI), can be used in determining the relative ages of LTR retrotransposon families [ 7].
Outside rice, the RT of Osr10 shows highest similarity (~65%) to that of the maize retrotransposon Opie-2 (T04112).
In addition, the algorithm for TSD recognition allowed detection of both 'standard' insertion events (in which the 3' TSD immediately follows the poly(A) tract associated with the retrotransposon) and putative 3' transduction events (in which the 3' TSD follows a poly(A) tail further downstream from the 3' end of the retrotransposon) (Figure 1b).
Appropriate pairs of gene and element primers were used to detect the presence or absence of the respective retrotransposon inserts associated with each gene in strains representing 12 geographically dispersed populations of D. melanogaster . The results presented in Figure 2and Table 1demonstrate that while the Burdock insertion located just 3' to cathD gene is not present in any of 12 strains representing a geographically diverse sampling of natural populations, the Antonia LTR fragment located in the intron of the heterochromatic Cht3 gene is fixed in all 12 strains tested.