Abstract
A LINE-1 element L1C105, was found in the Mus musculus domesticus inbred strain, C57BL/6J. Upon sequencing, this element was found to belong to a M. spretus LINE-1 subfamily originating within the last 0.2 million years. This is the second spretus-specific LINE-1 subfamily found to be represented in C57BL/6J. Although it is unclear how these M. spretus LINE-1s transferred from M. spretus to M. m. domesticus, it is now clear that at least two different spretus LINE-1 sequences have recently transferred. The limited divergence between the C57BL/6J spretus-like LINE-1s and their closes spretus ancestors suggests that the transfer did not involve an exceptionally long lineage of sequential transpositions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 549-555 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Genetics |
| Volume | 142 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Feb 1 1996 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics