CHARACTERIZATION OF TRANSPOSON MARINER FROM THE HIMASTHLA ELONGATA GENOME
N. K. Galaktionov, O. I. Podgornaya, A. V. Fedorov
Institute of Cytology RAS, St. Petersburg;
e-mail: nikolai.galaktionov@gmail.com
A novel transposable element Hemar 1 was identified and characterized in the genome of Himasthla elongata flatworm. This element is a member of
mariner family; it belongs to capitata subfamily and highly homologues to turbellarian worm Dugesia tigrina mariner transposon. Hemar 1 is a
dispersed repeat and accounts for about 0.01 % of H. elongata genome. Identified element Hemar 1 represents useful tool for investigation of functions
of the mobile elements in H. elongata genome.
Key words: DNA transposons, mariner, flatworms, parasitology
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