FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Natural Transposon: Dpla\Loa
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General Information
Symbol
Dpla\Loa
Species
D. planitibia
Feature type
natural_transposable_element
FlyBase ID
FBte0000336
Sequences and Components
Complete element (bp)
Terminal repeat (bp)
Reference sequence
transposon_sequence_set.fa.gz   transposon_sequence_set.gff.gz
Component genes
Sequence Accessions
Sequence Ontology (SO)
Transposon type
transposable_element
Insertions and Copy Number
Copy number and comments
Search for
Target Site Duplication
Size (bp)
Orthologs
Curated drosophilid orthologs
Comments

Distribution of the LOA element is studied in several species of the Hawaiian Drosophila. An inverse correlation between the copy number and the age of the island on which the species is epidemic exists suggesting a relationship between speciation and the activity of the transposable element.

(Wisotzkey et al., 1997)
Other Information
Etymology
External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 0 )
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (3)
Reported As
Symbol Synonym
Dpla\Loa
LOA
(Biemont and Cizeron, 1999, Wisotzkey et al., 1997)
Loa
Secondary FlyBase IDs
  • FBgn0023299
References (2)